Heather Collins
She was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied at the Ontario College of Art. She now lives in Toronto. She illustrated A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (1994) with text by Barbara Greenwood.
Heather Collins
- Name
- Heather Collins
- Born
- 22 July 1946
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Education
- Ontario College of Art
- Occupation
- Illustrator
- Fields
- children's and young adult literature
- Languages
- English
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She was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied at the Ontario College of Art. She now lives in Toronto. She illustrated A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (1994) with text by Barbara Greenwood.
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The book received the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, the Information Book Award from the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada and a Mr. Christie's Book Award.
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• Name — Heather Collins • Born — 22 July 1946 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Education — Ontario College of Art • Occupation — Illustrator
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Books illustrated include: • Holiday in the Woods (1976) text by Anne Francis (pen name of Florence Bird) • Fair Play (1982) text by Paul Kropp • Woosh! I Hear a Sound (1985) text by Emily Hearn • The Wimp (1985) text by John Ibbitson • This Little Piggy (1987) text by Heather Collins • Hiding (1993) text by Dorothy Aldis • The Kids Canadian Plant Book (1996) text by Pamela Hickman
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1946
Heather Collins was born on 22 July 1946.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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