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Jo Rioux

Ottawa-born Jo Rioux is an author and illustrator of children's books. Since graduating from Sheridan College with a degree in illustration, she has illustrated young adult books, chapter books and picture books, but her biggest passion is comic books. Her debut graphic novel, “Cat’s Cradle,” went on to win the 2013 Joe Shuster Award for Comics for Kids (Shuster co-created Superman, with Jerry Siegel). Her latest book, with M.T. Anderson, is “The Daughters of Ys” (First Second).

Selected Works at the Library of Congress

Appearances at the 2020 National Book Festival

Videos from the 2020 National Book Festival