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Thao Lam
Thao Lam in 2022
Occupation Author, Illustrator Genre Children's picture books thaolam
Vietnamese-Canadian children's author and illustrator
Thao Lam is a Vietnamese -Canadian children's author and illustrator. She lives in Toronto , Ontario .
Her works are completed in a collage style.[1]
Lam came to Canada with her parents at the age of 3,[2] refugee from Vietnam.[3]
Lam studied illustration at Toronto's Sheridan College .
Boat People , co-directed with animator Kjell Boersma based on Lam's 2020 book The Paper Boat , won the award for Best Animated Short Film at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival .[4]
Works
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Lam, Thao (2016). Skunk on a string . Toronto, ON: Owlkids Books. ISBN 978-1-77147-131-2 OCLC 915500644 .
Lam, Thao (2018). Wallpaper . Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids Books. ISBN 978-1-77147-283-8 OCLC 990234349 .
Lam, Thao (2019). My Cat Looks Like My Dad . Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids Books. ISBN 978-1-77147-351-4 OCLC 1049797774 .
Lam, Thao (2020). The Paper Boat . Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids Books. ISBN 978-1771473637 OCLC 1131689156 .
Lam, Thao (2021). THAO: A Picture Book . Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids Books. ISBN 978-1771474320 OCLC 1159471949 .
Lam, Thao (2022). The Line In The Sand . Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids Books. ISBN 978-1771475709 OCLC 1287285495 .
Lam, Thao (2023). Happy Birthday To Me . Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books. ISBN 978-1773068725 OCLC 1322065170 .
Lam, Thao (2024). One Giant Leap . Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids Books ISBN 978-1771475990
Films
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Boat People (2023)
Description : As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favor. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
Co-Directors : Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma
Produced by : The National Film Board of Canada, 2023
Awards and nominations
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Book Awards
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The Line In The Sand
Awards and honours:
A Kirkus 150 Most Anticipated Fall Books, 2022
A CBC Best Canadian Picture Book of 2022
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, 2022
A Book Riot Must-Read Picture Book of 2022
THAO: A Picture Book
Awards and honours:
A Junior Library Guild selection, 2021
A CBC Best Canadian Picture Book, 2021
A New York Public Library Vibrant Voices selection, 2022
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2022
A USBBY Outstanding Books List selection, 2022
A CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens selection, 2021
The Paper Boat
Awards and honours:
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2020
A Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2020
A New York Public Library 100 Best Books for Kids selection, 2020
A Booklist Editors' Choice, 2020
A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2020
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of 2020
A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Selection, 2020
A CBC Best Canadian Picture Book of 2020
A USBBY Outstanding International Books List selection, 2021
An Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Honour Book, 2020
An International Board on Books for Young People Silent Books Collection selection, 2020
A Kids Book Choice Awards Best Book of the Year: 3rd–4th Grade nominee, 2021
A CCBC Best Book for Kids and Teens starred selection, 2021
A TD Summer Reading Club Top Recommended Read, 2022
My Cat Looks Like My Dad
Awards and honours:
A Quill & Quire Cover of the Year, 2019
A Booklist Editors' Choice, 2019
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens selection, 2019
Wallpaper
Awards and honours:
Cybils Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards – Shortlisted
A Kirkus Best Children's Book of 2018
A New York Public Library 100 Best Books for Kids selection, 2018
An Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award nominee, 2018
An International Board on Books for Young People Silent Books Collection selection
Skunk on a String
Awards and honours:
A Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens nominee
A Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2016
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens selection
A Toronto Public Library First and Best List selection, 2016
An International Board on Books for Young People Silent Books Collection selection
Film Awards
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Grand Jury Prize, Animated Short Film — Calgary International Animation Festival
Best Canadian Animation Short — Vancouver Asian Film Festival
2023 Jury Winner for Best Animated Short and Audience Award for Animated Short — New Orleans Film Festival
Milos Stehlik Global Impact Award Winner — Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
Winner of Diversity Award — Spark Animation Festival
Audience Award, Best Animated Short — Coronado Island Film Festival
Audience Award — New Orleans Film Festival
References
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^ Lam, Thao; Books, Owlkids. "Picture Book Author & Paper Artist Thao Lam on the Books that Shaped Her & the Canadian Illustrator Whose Work Taught Her to Draw" . open-book.ca .
^ Aryn Toombs, "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled" . LiveWire Calgary , September 25, 2023.
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