Christopher Canyon is the illustrator of several wonderful books
for children. When he isn't in his studio, Christopher enjoys
traveling and providing educational and entertaining programs for
schools, libraries, and conferences. Christopher received his
formal art education at the Columbus College of Art & Design in
Columbus, Ohio. His work has been selected for many exhibits and
publications including the Society of Illustrators, the Mazza
Collection at the university of Findlay, Ohio, and the Natural
History magazine.
Currently Christopher is adapting and illustrating several of John
Denver's songs as children's picture books. The critically
acclaimed Sunshine On My Shoulders was released by Dawn
Publications in 2003, Ancient Rhymes: A Dolphin Lullaby in 2004,
and Take Me Home, Country Roads in September 2005.
Christopher Canyon shares some thoughts on the project: "To have
this opportunity to share John Denver's music and message with the
children of today is truly a dream. John gave the world so many
thoughtful songs about relationships; our global need to live
together in peace and the importance of caring for our environment.
These messages, as relevant today as ever, and John's music and
voice continue to touch our lives and lift our spirits."
Three of Christopher's books, Sunshine On My Shoulders, The Tree in
the Ancient Forest and Stickeen, have won the American Bookseller
Association's Benjamin Franklin Award for best children's picture
book of the year. Chistopher is also the illustrator of Wonderful
Nature, Wonderful You and the beautiful Earth trilogy, Earth and
You - A Closer View: Nature's Features, Earth and Us - Continuous:
Nature's Past & Future, and Earth and Me - Our Family Tree:
Nature's Creatures. Christopher lives with his wife and cat in
central Ohio.
John Denver's love for nature, his hope and belief in the future,
and his brilliance of expression inspired so many people toward
"higher ground." Although he died in 1997, we are pleased to bring
his timeless lyrics to the next generation. As he wrote in one of
his songs:
Celebrate living,
The laughter that sings in heart of a child,
The freedom that flies at the call of the wild,
Celebrate living.
Dawn Publications' John Denver & Kids picture book series,
illustrated by award-winning illustrator Christopher Canyon,
includes: Sunshine On My Shoulders, Ancient Rhymes: A Dolphin
Lullaby and Take Me Home, Country Roads.
"Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy"--could there be anything more simple, more elegant, more perfect? That was John Denver's most profound gift--finding meaning in the universal things we all share as human beings, even the simplest, and turning them into beautiful poetry."
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