Renata Liwska is a children's book author and illustrator.
Liwska began as a children's book illustrator. She published her first book, Barbara M. Joosse's Nikolai The Only Bear, in 2005. She has since illustrated over twenty children's books, working with authors such as Doreen Cronin and Mac Barnett. Her illustrations have been finalists for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration (2010, 2011, 2014), E. B. White Read Aloud Award (2011), and Washington State Book Award.
She published her first authored book, Little Panda, in 2008. Her other authored books are Red Wagon (2011) and The Little Book of Big What If's (2019). Red Wagon was a finalist for the 2011 Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration.
As of 2014, Liwska taught at the Alberta College of Art & Design.
Although Liwska grew up in Warsaw, as of 2026, she lives in Calgary.
Awards and honours In 2010, The New York Times included Deborah Underwood's The Quiet Book, which Liwska illustrated, on their yearly list of Notable Children's Books. +Awards for Liwska's workYearWorkAwardResult2010Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustrationFinalist2011E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture BooksHonorRed WagonGovernor General's Award for English-language children's illustrationFinalist2014Once Upon a MemoryGovernor General's Award for English-language children's illustrationFinalistWashington State Book Award for Picture BookFinalist
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