Danielle Simard

Danielle Simard (born March 12, 1952) is a Canadian writer and illustrator living in Quebec.^[1]

Danielle Simard
Born	(1952-03-12) March 12, 1952 (age 73) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Writer illustrator
Alma mater	Université du Québec à Montréal
Genre	Children's literature

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 [fr].^[2]

Selected works

• C'est pas tous les jours Noël, juvenile fiction (1994), finalist for the Prix 12/17 Brive-Montréal [fr]
• 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)

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