Marie-Louise Gay

In 2013, Canada Post released a series of stamps featuring Gay's character Stella. Awards for Gay's writing • Year — Title — Award — Result — Ref. • 1984 — Lizzy's Lion by Dennis Lee — Canada Council Children's Literature Prize — Winner • 1984 — Drôle d'école — Canada Council Children's Literature Prize — Winner • 1987 — Moonbeam On A Cat's Ear — Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award — Winner • 1987 — Rainy Day Magic — Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration — Winner • 1988 — Angel and the Polar Bear — Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration — Shortlist • 1988 — Rainy Day Magic — Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award — Winner • 1995 — Berthold et Lucrèce — Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration — Shortlist • 2000 — Sur mon île — Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration — Shortlist • 2000 — Yuck, A Love Story — Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration — Winner • 2001 — Stella: Queen of the Snow — Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award — Winner • 2002 — Stella, Fairy of the Forest — Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration — Shortlist • 2005 — Vicky Metcalf Award — Winner • 2006 — Caramba — Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Children's Picture Book — Winner • 2006 — Caramba — Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award — Winner • 2007 — Houndsley and Catina — ALSC Notable Children's Books — Selection • 2007 — Stella étoile de la mer — Mr. Christie's Book Award for French: 7 and under — Winner • 2009 — When Stella Was Very, Very Small — Janet Savage Blachford Prize — Shortlist • 2009 — Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award — Longlist • 2010 — When Stella was Very, Very Small — Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award for Children's Picture Book — Winner • 2010 — When Stella Was Very, Very Small — Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards — Shortlist • 2011 — Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! — Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award — Winner • 2011 — Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! — Forest of Reading: Blue Spruce Award — Shortlist • 2014 — Any Questions? — Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award — Winner • 2014 — Any Questions? — Janet Savage Blachford Prize — Shortlist • 2014 — Any Questions? — Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration — Shortlist • 2014 — Read Me a Story, Stella — Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Children's Picture Book — Finalist • 2015 — Any Questions? — Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award — Winner • 2015 — Any Questions? — CBC Fan Choice Award — Winner • 2015 — Any Questions? — TD Canadian Children's Literature Award — Finalist • 2017 — Short Stories for Little Monsters — Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration — Shortlist • 2018 — Mustafa — Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award — Finalist • 2019 — Mustafa — Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Children's Picture Book — Finalist • 2019 — Mustafa — TD Canadian Children's Literature Award — Shortlist • 2020 — Fern and Horn — Janet Savage Blachford Prize — Shortlist • 2020 — Mustafa — Forest of Reading Award — Shortlist • 2020 — The Three Brothers — Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award — Winner • 2020 — The — Janet Savage Blachford Prize — Winner • 2022 — I’m Not Sydney — Janet Savage Blachford Prize — Shortlist