The Illustrator
Werner Zimmermann is a children's book author and illustrator and a teacher of animation at the Seneca College @York University program. Born in Austria, he grew up in southern Ontario, where he discovered in Grade 2 that he wanted to be an artist. Werner works in a variety of media that include watercolour, pastel, oil, ink, and pencil.
Though a resident of Guelph, Ontario, his true love is for the north where he acted as printmaking advisor to the Inuit of Povungnituk and other Northern Quebec Inuit communities. No longer in the north, he still finds inspiration in winter and snow having written and illustrated the popular book Snow Day!
He has toured extensively across the country, giving presentations in schools and libraries and speaking at conferences. Werner still maintains a studio on the Bruce Peninsula, a place where he finds a bit of the landscape and sea shore of most parts of Canada.
Visit our illustrator's blog Word from Werner at www.wernerzimmermann.blogspot.com/ where you can read about upcoming visits and presentations and find news about his latest work and illustrations.
Werner also maintains a website with lots of pictures and descriptions of his art. Check it out at www.wernerzimmermann.ca.
Awards:
Mr. Christie's Book Award (illustration) for Pippin the Christmas Pig, 2003.
Nominated for Governor General's Literary Award (illustration) for Brave Highland Heart, 1999 and Whatever You Do, Don't Go Near That Canoe, 1996.
Publications:
The Pirates of Captain McKee. Written by Julie Lawson and Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic Canada, 2008.
Snow Day! Written and illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic Canada, 2007.
Listen, Said the Donkey: Tales of the First Christmas. Written by Jean Little. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. North Winds Press, 2006.
Pippin the Christmas Pig. Written by Jean Little. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic Canada, 2003.
Brave Highland Heart. Written by Heather Kellerhals-Stewart. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Stoddart Kidds, 1999.
Each One Special. Written by Frieda Wishinsky. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Orca, 1998.
Farmer Joe Baby-Sits. Written by Nancy Wilcox Richards. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic Canada, 1997.
Whatever You Do, Don't Go Near That Canoe! Written by Julie Lawson. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. North Winds, 1996.
Finster Frets. Written by Kent Baker. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Stoddart,1994.
In My Backyard. Written by John De Vries. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic Canada, 1992
A Circle is Not a Valentine. Written and illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Oxford University Press, 1990.
The Colour of Spring. Written and illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Oxford University Press, 1990.
Farmer Joe Goes to the City. Written by Nancy Wilcox Richards. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic, 1990.
Twelve Months Make a Year. Written and illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Oxford University Press, 1990.
Zero is Not Enough. Written and illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Oxford University Press, 1990.
Henny Penny. Written and illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic, 1989.
Farmer Joe's Hot Day. Written by Nancy Wilcox Richards. Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann. Scholastic, 1987.
