Anne Villeneuve
| Anne Villeneuve | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 7, 1966 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Dawson College |
Anne Villeneuve (born September 7, 1966) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books who lives in Quebec.[1]
Life
She was born in Montreal and studied design and illustration at CEGEP Dawson. She was a finalist in the Communication-Jeunesse/Culinar competition.[1] Villeneuve also has done artwork for scenery for Cirque du Soleil shows, murals for Red Bull and posters for the Dairy Farmers of Canada.[2]
Selected works[2]
- Arthur's Dad (1991), text by Ginette Anfousse
- Une gardienne pour Étienne (1998)
- L'Écharpe Rouge (1999), translated as The Red Scarf (2005)
- Me voilà! (2004), text by Nathalie Savaria
- Mysteries for Félicio (2000), text by Mireille Villeneuve
- Le nul et la chipie (2004), text by François Barcelo,
- Chère Traudi (2008)
- Loula et la recette fantasformidable, translated as Loula and the Sister Recipe (2014)
- Loula part pour l'Afrique, translated as Loula is Leaving for Africa (2014),
Awards
- 1998: won a Mr. Christie's Book Award for Une gardienne pour Étienne.
- 1999: won the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration for The Red Scarf.
- 1999: won the Prix Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles de littérature de jeunesse for The Red Scarf.
- 1999: was shortlisted for a Mr. Christie's Book Award for The Red Scarf.
- 2004: won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for Le nul et la chipie.
- 2008: won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for Chère Traudi.
- 2014: won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award for Loula is Leaving for Africa.[3]
- 2014: shortlisted for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for Loula is Leaving for Africa.
References
- 1 2 "Anne Villeneuve" (in French). Communication-Jeunesse.
- 1 2 "Anne Villeneuve". TD Canadian Children's Book Week.
- ↑ "Teresa Toten, Anne Villeneuve win kids lit award". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
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