Town Is By the Sea

Sydney Smith is a Canadian illustrator of picture books who has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice — for Town is by the Sea (2018) and Small in the City (2021) — as well as the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration (2024). He is one of the most celebrated illustrators in international children's book publishing. Smith's illustrations are characterised by their atmospheric use of watercolour and ink, their precision of detail, and their emotional sensitivity. Read more →