Yann Le Bec Author & Illustrator

Gwendal Le Bec and Yann Le Bec are artistic brothers from Brittany, France, who have both pursued careers in illustration. Gwendal graduated from the Paris School of Fashion, Design and Creation in 2008, before going on to make books with French children’s publishing houses, Gallimard Jeunesse and Albin Michel Jeunesse. He has also worked on editorial and advertising projects, his clients including The New Yorker, The New York Times and Feuilleton.

Yann is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, London, who has illustrated an edition of Clive James’ Unreliable Memoirs and has been commissioned by clients including Esquire and King's College London.

The siblings joined forces on the picture book Danny, and, along with fellow French illustrator and good friend Jean Jullien, founded the blog, News of the Times. Yann and Gwendal now live in London. Find Gwendal online at gwendallebec.com and on Twitter as @gwendallebec, and Yann online at yannlebec.com.