Danielle Simard
Danielle Simard | |
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| Born | March 12, 1952 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Genre | Children's literature |
Danielle Simard (born March 12, 1952) is a Canadian writer and illustrator living in Quebec.[1]
She was born in Montreal and studied design at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Simard worked as a graphic artist for various organizations, including Radio-Canada and a Laval school board. In 1989, she decided to dedicate herself to writing and illustrating children's books. Since 1992, she has concentrated more on writing.[1] Simard was literary and artistic director for the Maboul collection of Quebec publishing house Éditions du Boréal.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- C'est pas tous les jours Noël, juvenile fiction (1994), finalist for the Prix 12/17 Brive-Montréal
- J'ai vendu ma sœu (2002), received the Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
- Les petites folies du jeudi (2003)
- La plus méchante maman (2005)
- L'Esprit du vent, juvenile fiction (2005)
References
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- ^ a b c "Simard, Danielle". L'Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
- ^ a b "Danielle Simard". Communication-Jeunesse.
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