Marie-Louise Gay
Marie-Louise Gay (born June 17, 1952) is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator. From 1987 to 2015, she won the annual Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award four times, all for books that she also wrote. Background. Gay was born in Quebec City and lived in Montreal and Vancouver as a child. She has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple Governor General's Awards, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Mr. Christie's Book Award, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian  Picture Book Award, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Canadian Library Association Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. Gay lives in Montreal. Gay co-wrote two longer books with her husband, Montreal novelist and translator David Homel, which included her black-and-white illustrations: "Travels With My Family" (2006) and "On the Road Again!" (2008). At the time, she said, "For the last twenty-five years, I have mainly been writing, illustrating and creating only for children." Works. Stella and Sam. Her famous "Stella" and "Sam" books have been published in more than twelve languages. They spawned  a 52-episode cartoon series in 2013 that airs on Sprout and Family Junior. Sam series. Sam is Stella's younger brother External links.