Elise Gravel

Elise Gravel
Born 1977
Montreal, Quebec
Nationality Canadian
Area(s) Author, illustrator
Notable works
 The Cranky Ballerina, Monsters!, the Disgusting Critters series
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Elise Gravel (born 1977) is a Canadian children's book author and illustrator from Montreal, Quebec.

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]

Selected work

  • Le Grand Antonio (2014), translated into English as The Great Antonio (2017), biography of Antonio Barichievich, known as The Great Antonio[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Elise Gravel". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "If Found... Please Return to Elise Gravel". Spring 2017 Books Preview. CBC Radio-Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Goedhart, Bernie (2016). "Books for Kids: Elise Gravel gleefully grosses us out with The Toad". Montreal Gazette. July 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "ELISE GRAVEL CREATORS / FEATURED GUEST / KIDS COMICS CREATOR / KIDS FEATURE GUEST". Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Meet Canada's 'hyperactive' illustrator, Elise Gravel". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ↑ Gravel, Elise. "Bio". elisegravel.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Le Grand Antonio" (in French). ICI Radio-Canada.
  10. ↑ "The Great Antonio". Quill & Quire.
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