About

Qin Leng

Qin Leng was born in Shanghai, China. At the age of five, she moved with her family to Bordeaux, France, where she spent the next four years. Soon after, she moved to Montreal, where she spent the rest of her childhood. Having been born in Asia but raised in the West, she uses both cultures as her source of inspiration. Looking at her illustrations, one can see the presence of both East and West.Qin Leng comes from a family of artists, where the visual senses have always been of the utmost importance. She grew up watching her father work with acrylics, pastel, and ink. Father and daughter often spent their days drawing side by side. Drawing first started as a hobby, but soon became a way of expression.Despite her many years of study to become a biologist, Qin decided at the age of 20 to follow the same path as her father and enrolled in the School of Cinema to study Film Animation at Concordia University. She has produced animated shorts, which were nominated in various nationa

Books by Qin Leng

Fantastic Lou

Little Comics from Real Life

by (author) Qin Leng

Ages: 5 to 9
Grades: k to 4

Piper Chen Sings

by (author) Phillipa Soo & Maris Pasquale Doran
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

The Shelter

Deluxe 5th Anniversary Edition

by (author) Céline Claire
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

Bompa's Insect Expedition

by (author) David Suzuki & Tanya Lloyd Kyi
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

Sharon, Lois and Bram's Peanut Butter and Jelly

by (author) Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein, Bram Morrison & Randi Hampson
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

Clover

A Picture Book

by (author) Nadine Robert
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 5 to 9
Grades: k to 4

Sharon, Lois and Bram's One Elephant Went Out to Play

by (author) Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein, Bram Morrison & Randi Hampson
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

A Day for Sandcastles

by (author) JonArno Lawson
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

Un enfant… c’est un enfant

by (author) Sara O'Leary
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

A Family Is a Family Is a Family

by (author) Sara O'Leary
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: k to 2

New Year (A Lunar New Year Book for Kids)

by (author) Mei Zihan
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 9 to 18
Grades: 4 to 12

A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid - Braille Edition

by (author) Sara O'Leary
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 6
Grades: p to 1

A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid

by (author) Sara O'Leary
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 3 to 6
Grades: p to 1

Over the Shop

by (author) JonArno Lawson
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

A Year of Everyday Wonders

A Picture Book

by (author) Cheryl B. Klein
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink

by (author) Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein & Bram Morrison
illustrated by Qin Leng
contributions by Randi Hampson

Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

Mine. Yours.

by (author) Marsha Diane Arnold
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

When I Found Grandma

by (author) Saumiya Balasubramaniam
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Kamik rejoint la meute

by (author) Darryl Baker
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

I Am Small

illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

Kamik et son premier traineau

by (author) Matilda Sulurayok
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

The Better Tree Fort

by (author) Jessica Scott Kerrin
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: p to 2

Good Night, Good Night

by (author) Dennis Lee
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 0 to 5
Grades: p to k

Une famille... c'est une famille

by (author) Sara O'Leary
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: p to 2

Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen

The Story of Six Novels, Three Notebooks, a Writing Box, and One Clever Girl

by (author) Deborah Hopkinson
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

Shelter

by (author) Céline Claire
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

Away

by (author) Emil Sher
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Ready, Set . . . Baby!

by (author) Elizabeth Rusch
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: p to 3

Kamik Joins the Pack

by (author) Darryl Baker
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Kamik Joins the Pack

Inuktitut

by (author) Darryl Baker
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

A Tattle-tell Tale

A story about getting help

by (author) Kathryn Cole
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 5 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Sign Up Here

A story about friendship

by (author) Kathryn Cole
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 5 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

That Uh-oh Feeling

A story about touch

by (author) Kathryn Cole
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 5 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Happy Birthday, Alice Babette

by (author) Monica Kulling
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

Harry and Walter

by (author) Kathy Stinson
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: p to 2

A Walk on the Shoreline

by (author) Rebecca Hainnu
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

A Walk on the Shoreline

Inuktitut

by (author) Rebecca Hainnu
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Kamik's First Sled

by (author) Matilda Sulurayok
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 3

Fifteen Dollars and Thirty-five Cents

A story about choices

by (author) Kathryn Cole
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 5 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Kamik's First Sled

Inuktitut

by (author) Matilda Sulurayok
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Song for a Summer Night

by (author) Robert Heidbreder
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 3 to 7
Grades: p to 2

Reptile Flu

A story about communication

by (author) Kathryn Cole
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 5 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Never Give Up

A story about self-esteem

by (author) Kathryn Cole
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 5 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

A Walk on the Tundra

Rankin Dialect

by (author) Rebecca Hainnu & Anna Ziegler
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Not Just Another Princess Story

by (author) Sheri Radford
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 9
Grades: 1 to 4

Grandmother Ptarmigan

Inuktitut

by (author) Qaunaq Mikkigak & Joanne Schwartz
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 0 to 2
Grades: p

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

by (author) Chieri Uegaki
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 4 to 8
Grades: p to 3

Norman, Speak!

by (author) Caroline Adderson
illustrated by Qin Leng

Resources: Resources
Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Grandmother Ptarmigan

by (author) Qaunaq Mikkigak & Joanne Schwartz
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 0 to 2

Iglarnaqtut!

Things that make us laugh!

by (author) Tocasie Burke
edited by Jeela Palluq-Cloutier
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 5 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Kamik

le chiot inuit

by (author) Donald Uluadluak
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Nala's Magical Mitsiaq

A Story of Inuit Adoption (Inuktitut)

by (author) Jennifer Noah
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

History of Just About Everything, A

180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World

by (author) Elizabeth MacLeod & Frieda Wishinsky
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 8 to 12
Grades: 3 to 7

Nala's Magical Mitsiaq

A Story of Inuit Adoption

by (author) Jennifer Noah
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Kamik

An Inuit Puppy Story (Inuktitut)

by (author) Donald Uluadluak
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Kamik

An Inuit Puppy Story

by (author) Donald Uluadluak
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 3

A Walk on the Tundra

by (author) Rebecca Hainnu & Anna Ziegler
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Dear Baobab

by (author) Cheryl Foggo
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 5 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Dogs Don't Eat Jam

by (author) Sarah Tsiang
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 3 to 6
Grades: p to 2

A Walk on the Tundra

Inuktitut

by (author) Rebecca Hainnu & Anna Ziegler
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Flock of Shoes

by (author) Sarah Tsiang
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 7
Grades: p to k

Flock of Shoes, A

by (author) Sarah Tsiang
illustrated by Qin Leng

Ages: 4 to 9
Grades: 2