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Qin Leng is a Canada-based children's book illustrator and author. She also worked creating illustrations for children's television.[1] Her picture book illustrations have won her a Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and Governor General's Award, among other honours.

Leng was born in Shanghai and has a twin sister. Their father is an artist. Leng later moved to France, then Montreal,[2] where she graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.[3] She published her first picture book in 2009.[2] As of 2025, she was based in Toronto with her husband and son.[1]

Awards and honours

Three of Leng's books have been named Notable Children's Books by the Association for Library Service to Children: Piper Green and the Fairy Tree (2015) by Ellen Potter,[4] Over the Shop (2021) by JonArno Lawson,[5] and At the Window (2025) by Hope Lim.[6]

Books Leng illustrated have frequently appeared in year-end best of lists. In 2015, Shelf Awareness named Piper Green and the Fairy Tree one of the best children's books of the year.[7] In 2021, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books named Over the Shop one of the year's best picture books.[8] The following year, The Bulletin and Publishers Weekly named A Day for Sandcastles won of the year's best picture books.[9][10]

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Awards for Leng's work
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2014 Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist [11]
2014–2015 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Picture Book) Winner [12]
2015 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Finalist [13]
Norman, Speak! Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Finalist [13]
2016 Song for a Summer Night Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Finalist [13]
2022 Trèfle Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration Winner [14][15]
2025 Le tasse de Gilles Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration Finalist [16]
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Publications

Standalone books

  • Tsiang, Sarah (2010). A Flock of Shoes. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Annick.[17]
  • Foggo, Cheryl (2011). Dear Baobab. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Second Story Press.[18]
  • Tsiang, Sarah (2012). Dogs Don't Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Annick.[19]
  • Tsiang, Sarah (2012). The Stone Hatchlings. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Annick.[20]
  • Lloyd, Jennifer (2013). The Best Thing About Kindergarten. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Simply Read.[21]
  • MacLeod, Elizabeth; Wishinsky, Frieda (2013). A History of Just About Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions that Changed the World. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press.[22]
  • Uluadluak, Donald (2013). Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Inhabit Media.[23]
  • Adderson, Caroline (2014). Norman, Speak!. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[24]
  • Mikkigak, Qaunaq; Schwartz, Joanne (2014). Grandmother Ptarmigan. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Inhabit Media.[25]
  • Uegaki, Chieri (2014). Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press.[26]
  • Sulurayok, Matilda (2015). Kamik's First Sled. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Inhabit Media.[27]
  • Cole, Kathryn (2015). Fifteen Dollars and Thirty-Five Cents: A Story About Choices. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Second Story Press.[28]
  • Cole, Kathryn (2015). Never Give Up: A Story About Self-Esteem. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Second Story Press.
  • Heidbreder, Robert (2015). Song for a Summer Night: A Lullaby. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[29]
  • Baker, Darryl (2016). Kamik Joins the Pack. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Inhabit Media.[30]
  • Cole, Kathryn (2015). That Uh-Oh Feeling: A Story About Touch. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Second Story Press.[31]
  • Hainnu, Rebecca (2016). A Walk on the Shoreline. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Inhabit Media.[32]
  • Kulling, Monica (2016). Happy Birthday, Alice Babette. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[33]
  • O'Leary, Sara (2016). A Family Is A Family Is A Family. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[34]
  • Rusch, Elizabeth (2016). Ready, Set... Baby. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.[35]
  • Stinson, Kathy (2016). Harry and Walter. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Annick Press.
  • Claire, Céline (2017). L'abri (in French). Illustrated by Qin Leng. Comme des Géants.
    • Claire, Céline (2017). Shelter. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press.[36]
  • Sher, Emil (2017). Away. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[37]
  • Hopkinson, Deborah (2018). Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austin. Harpercollins US.[38]
  • Kerrin, Jessica Scott (2018). The Better Tree Fort. Groundwood Books.[39]
  • Lee, Dennis (2018). Good Night, Good Night. Harpercollins Canada.
  • Leng, Qin (2018). Je suis petite (in French). Comme des Géants.
    • Leng, Qin (2018). I Am Small. Kids Can Press.[40]
  • Arnold, Marsha Diane (2019). Mine. Yours. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press.[41]
  • Balasubramaniam, Saumiya (2019). When I Found Grandma. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[42]
  • Sharon, Lois & Bram; Hampson, Randi (2019). Skinnamarink. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.[43][44]
  • Klein, Cheryl B. (2020). A Year of Everyday Wonders. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Abrams Books.[45]
  • Lawson, JonArno (2021). Over the Shop. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Candlewick Press.[46]
  • O'Leary, Sara (2021). A Kid Is A Kid Is A Kid. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[47]
  • Lawson, JonArno (2022). A Day for Sandcastles. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Candlewick Press.[48]
  • Robert, Nadine (2022). Trèfle (in French). Illustrated by Qin Leng. Comme des Géants.
    • Robert, Nadine (2022). Clover. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Milky Way.[49]
  • Sharon, Lois & Bram; Hampson, Randi (2022). One Elephant Went out to Play. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.
  • Zihan, Mei (2022). New Year. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Greystone.[50]
  • Beaulieu, Baptiste (2023). Les Gens Sont Beaux (in French). Illustrated by Qin Leng. Les Arènes.
  • Sharon, Lois & Bram; Hampson, Randi (2023). Peanut Butter and Jelly. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.[51]
  • Suzuki, David; Kyi, Tanya Lloyd (2023). Bompa's Insect Expedition. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Greystone.[52]
  • Soo, Phillipa; Doran, Maris Pasquale (2024). Piper Chen Sings. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.[53][54]
    • Soo, Phillipa; Doran, Maris Pasquale (2025). Si ça te chante (in French). Illustrated by Qin Leng. Little Urban.
  • Trudeau, Catherine (2024). La Tasse de Gilles (in French). Illustrated by Qin Leng. La Pastèque.
  • Leng, Qin (2025). Fantastic Lou. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Tundra Books.[55]
    • Leng, Qin (2025). Fantastique Lou (in French). Illustrated by Qin Leng. DARGAUD.
  • Lim, Hope (2025). At the Window. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Candlewick Press.[56]
    • Lim, Hope (2025). Par la fenêtre (in French). Illustrated by Qin Leng. Saltimbanque Editions.
  • O'Leary, Sara (2026). A Friend Is A Friend Is A Friend. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Groundwood Books.[57]
  • Paul, Pamela (2026). The Path. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Putnam.[58]
  • Tokuda-Hall, Maggie (2026). What Do People Do at the Science Museum?. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Chronicle.[59]

Piper Green series

  • Potter, Ellen (2015). Piper Green and the Fairy Tree. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.[60][61]
  • Potter, Ellen (2015). Too Much Good Luck. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.
  • Potter, Ellen (2016). The Sea Pony. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.[62]
  • Potter, Ellen (2017). Going Places. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.
  • Potter, Ellen (2017). Pie Girl. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Penguin Random House.

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