Stéphane Poulin
Canadian children's book author and illustrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stéphane Poulin (born 1961) is a Canadian children's book author and illustrator living in Quebec.[1]
Stéphane Poulin | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Montreal, Quebec |
Occupation | Author and illustrator |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Collège Ahuntsic |
Genre | Children's book |
Notable awards |
He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and studied graphic arts at Collège Ahuntsic. In 1983, Poulin received honourable mention as children's book illustrator in a competition held by Communication-Jeunesse. The following year, he was awarded "Best in Show." In 1985, he published his first book ah belle cité!/a beautiful city: abc; the paintings used to illustrate the book were shown at the Galerie l'Art Français in Montreal. His 1986 books Album de famille and As-tu vu Joséphine? received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for illustration.[2] Album de famille also received the Prix Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles de littérature de jeunesse. In 1989, he received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People.[3]