Kelly Collier - Author/Illustrator

Biography

Kelly Collier studied illustration at Sheridan College in Ontario. She writes and draws in a humorous style and loves to illustrate characters with quirky sensibilities. She is the author-illustrator of the Steve the Horse series and the illustrator of the Sloth and Squirrel series and the Izzy series.#She lives in an old house in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and daughter.

Awards

  • Steve, a Pretty Exceptional Horse

    2025 - Denny O’Neil Graphic Novel List, Missouri Association of School Libraries (MASL), Joint Winner

  • Izzy’s Dog Days of Summer

    2025 - Joan Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s Book Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner

  • Izzy’s Tail of Trouble

    2023 - Joan Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s Book Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Short-Listed

    2022 - Gold Standard, Junior Library Guild, Short-Listed

  • Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle

    2023 - Delaware Diamonds Award, Diamond State Reading Association, Winner

    2023 - Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, Washington Library Association, Commended

    2022 - 2021-2022 Reading Makes Cents Program selection, Virginia Council for Economic Education, Commended

  • Team Steve

    2019 - Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner

  • A Horse Named Steve

    2018 - Shining Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards, Commended

    2017 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner

    2017 - First and Best List, Toronto Public Library, Winner

    2017 - OLA Best Bets, Ontario Library Association, Winner

  • Izzy in the Doghouse

    2022 - Chocolate Lily Book Awards, Chapter Book category, , Short-Listed

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