Geneviève Côté
Geneviève Côté (born 1964) is an award-winning Canadian illustrator living in Montreal, mainly known for her work on children's books.[1]
She was born in Montreal, Quebec,[2] and received a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Concordia University in 1987.[3] Côté has contributed illustrations to various publications including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Utne Reader[1] and The Wall Street Journal;[3] her work has been featured in magazines such as Communication Arts, Print and American Illustration. She has also worked for advertising agencies in Toronto, Montreal and Melbourne.[1] From 1993 to 1995, Côté was president of the Association des illustrateurs et illustratrices du Québec.[4]
Selected works[4]
- La grande aventure d’un petit mouton noir, text by Marie-Danielle Croteau (1999), appeared on the short list for a Governor General's Literary Award
- Le premier printemps du monde, Innu legend, text by Rémy Savard and Catherine Germain (2003), appeared on the short list for a Governor General's Literary Award
- The Lady of Shalott, text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (2005), received the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
- La chambre vide, text by Gilles Tibo (2005)
- La petite rapporteuse de mots, text by Danielle Simard (2007), received the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration and the Prix des Bibliothèques Jeunesse de Montréal, shortlisted for the Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse
- Me and You (2009), appeared on the short list for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
- Sans toi! (2011), appeared on the short list for the Prix des Libraires jeunesse, translated into English as Without You, received the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award[2]
- Ella May and the Wishing Stone, text by Cary Fagan (2011)
References
- 1 2 3 "Geneviève Côté". Macmillan Publishers.
- 1 2 "Geneviève Côté" (in French). Communication-Jeunesse.
- 1 2 "Geneviève Côté" (in French). Éditions Scholastic.
- 1 2 "Geneviève Côté". TD Canadian Children's Book Week.
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