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Elise Gravel
Elise Gravel (born 1977) is a Canadian children's book author and illustrator from Montreal, Quebec.
Elise Gravel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 (age 45–46) Montreal, Canada |
| Occupation | Children's book author and illustrator |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable awards | |
| Relatives | François Gravel (father) |
| Website | |
| elisegravel | |
Gravel's original books[1] and graphic novels[2] focus on wacky and often gross content.[3] In 2012, she won a Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration in French[4] for her book La clé à molette.[5]
Gravel has written more than thirty books and her work has been translated into over twelve languages.[6][7] She studied graphic design, before becoming an illustrator. Gravel publishes in both English and in French.[8]
She is the daughter of writer François Gravel and Murielle Grégoire.[9]
In 2022, the Writers' Trust of Canada awarded Gravel the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in honour of her body of work.[10]
Selected work Edit
- Le Grand Antonio (2014), translated into English as The Great Antonio (2017), biography of Antonio Barichievich, known as The Great Antonio[11][12]
References Edit
- ^ "Elise Gravel". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "If Found... Please Return to Elise Gravel". Spring 2017 Books Preview. CBC Radio-Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ Goedhart, Bernie (2016). "Books for Kids: Elise Gravel gleefully grosses us out with The Toad". Montreal Gazette. July 5, 2016.
- ^ Medley, Mark (August 7, 2014). "Q&A: Elise Gravel makes a few gross points with her Organization for the Defence of Disgusting Critters". National Post. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "David Johnston, right, Governor General of Canada congratulates Élise Gravel for her award in the Children's Literature, Illustration category". Vancouver Sun. November 28, 2012.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Meet Canada's 'hyperactive' illustrator, Elise Gravel". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Gravel, Elise. "Bio". elisegravel.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ Claudia Larochelle, "Élise Gravel, Michèle Marineau et François Gravel: Sainte tribu". Les libraires, April 21, 2015.
- ^ Deborah Dundas, "Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". Toronto Star, November 2, 2022.
- ^ "Le Grand Antonio" (in French). ICI Radio-Canada.
- ^ "The Great Antonio". Quill & Quire.