Gabrielle Vincent

Not to be confused with Gaby Vincent.

Monique Martin (alias Gabrielle Vincent; 9 September 1928 – 24 September 2000) was a Belgian writer and illustrator of children's books. She is most famous for the children's book series Ernest & Celestine. [1]

Biography

Monique Martin was born in Brussels on 9 September 1928, and died there on 24 September 2000.[2] Her nom de plume is derived from the first names of her grandparents, Gabrielle and Vincent.

She worked as a painter of water color[3] before beginning a career in the 1980s as an illustrator with the series Ernest et Célestine, adapted for cinema in 2012.[4]

Works

  • Un jour, un chien (1982)
  • Brel : 24 portraits (1989)
  • Carnet du désert (1992)
  • La Petite Marionnette (1992)
  • Lettre à une amie (1993)
  • Papouli et Federico - Le Grand Arbre (1994)
  • Papouli et Federico - A la mer (1994)
  • Papouli et Federico - Dans la forêt (1994)
  • Au bonheur des chats (1995)
  • Je voudrais qu'on m'écoute (1995)
  • Au bonheur des ours (1995)
  • J'ai une lettre pour vous (1995)
  • La Montgolfière (1996)
  • Nabil (2004)
  • Le Violoniste (2006)
  • Désordre au paradis (2008)

References

  1. ^ "Gabrielle Vincent". lambiek.net. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Casterman - Gabrielle Vincent". Casterman (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. ^ Mini-biographie sur ricochet-jeunes.org Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Fondation Monique Martin (Gabrielle Vincent)". Fondation Monique Martin (Gabrielle Vincent) (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-18.