{"id":6488,"date":"2015-06-25T19:31:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T23:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=6488"},"modified":"2021-05-15T20:50:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T00:50:06","slug":"kellen-hatanaka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/kellen-hatanaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Kellen Hatanaka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kellen Hatanaka is a Toronto-based freelance illustrator and author of children’s books. He was awarded the Governor General’s Award in 2016 along with Jon-Erik Lappano for their juvenile picture book, Tokyo Digs a Garden<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Fiction (Juvenile picture book)<\/h3>\n

Drive: A Look at Roadside Opposites<\/h3>\n

Toronto: Groundwood, 2015.<\/p>\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n

A road trip that takes readers into a big, wide world\u2014and into a small, narrow one, too! With the same sophisticated, minimalist design that characterized Work: An Occupational ABC<\/em>, Drive<\/em> is an exploration of opposites.<\/p>\n

Awards and Honours<\/h4>\n

2015 Toronto Public Library: First & Best: Top Ten Picks for Kids Under Five<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Non-fiction (Juvenile alphabet book)<\/h3>\n

Work: An Occupational ABC<\/h3>\n

Toronto: Groundwood, 2014.<\/p>\n

Publisher’ Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n

An alphabetical tour through the coolest jobs you can imagine\u2014and some you might never have heard of! With a sophisticated, minimalist design and visual jokes to interpret on every page, Work: An Occupational ABC<\/em> introduces children both to the alphabet and to a range of alternative careers.<\/p>\n

Awards and Honours<\/h4>\n

2014 Huffington Post Best Picture Books of the Year: Concept Book<\/a> (Honorable Mention)
\n2015 ALA Notable Children’s Book<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Links<\/h3>\n

Kellen Hatanaka personal website<\/a><\/p>\n

Publisher Groundwood<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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