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Elise Gravel Author & Illustrator

Elise Gravel is an author/illustrator from Montreal. After studying graphic design, she pursued a career writing and illustrating children s books, where her quirky and charming characters quickly won the hearts of children and adults worldwide. In 2012, Gravel received the Governor General s Literary Award for her book La cle a molette. A prolific artist, she currently has more than thirty children s books to her name, which have been translated into a dozen languages, including The Disgusting Critters series, and If Found . . . Please Return to Elise Gravel, her challenge to young artists to keep a sketchbook. She lives in Montreal with her spouse, two daughters, cats, and a few spiders.