Scot Ritchie is a Canadian author and illustrator. He specializes in children's literature and has over 65 books published. He also illustrates for the advertising, editorial and educational markets. His work can be found in publications including Wall St. Journal, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, and New York Magazine. His books have been translated into many languages including Korean, Chinese, Dutch, French, Arabic, Russian and Polish. Awards and honours Children's Science Picture Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB+F Prize, Finalist 2020 Green Earth Book Award, The Nature Generation, Long-list 2020 Skipping Stones Honour List, Skipping Stones Magazine, Winner Best Books for Kids + Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner 2019 Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College, Listed 2018 Best Books for Kids and Teens, The Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner 2018 Judge for a number of awards including the Governor General's award in the category of Children's Illustration. Winner: BC Kids Summer Reading Club Illustrator of the Year, 2009 Canadian Children's Book Centre Giveaway Book of the Year, 2009 (for Let's Go! The Story of Getting from There to Here) Shortlisted: Cybil Award Nonfiction Picture Books, 2007 (for Let's Go!) Nominated: Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 2007 (for Let's Go!) Winner: Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, 1984 (for Dinner at Auntie Rose’s) Finalist: Canadian Toy Testing Council "Great Books for Children," 2001 (for Why? The best ever question and answer book about science, nature and the world around you) Winner: "Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award," 2000 (for My Baby Brother and Me and My Baby Sister and Me) Children's non-fiction, author & illustrator Tug: A Log Boom's Journey (Groundwood 2022) See Where We Come From! A First Book of Family Heritage (Kids Can Press 2021) Lilliana and the Frogs (Harbour Publishing 2020) Follow Your Breath! A First Book of Mindfulness (Kids Can Press 2020) Owen at the Park (Groundwood 2019) My House is Alive! (OwlKids Books 2016) Federica (Groundwood Books 2017) P'esk'a and the First Salmon Ceremony (Groundwood Books 2015) See How We Move! A First Book of Health and Well Being (Kids Can Press 2018) See What We Eat! A First Book of Healthy Eating (Kids Can Press 2017) Look Where We Live! A First Book of Community Building (Kids Can Press 2015) Look at That Building! A First Book of Structures (Kids Can Press 2011) Follow That Map! A First Book