Elise Gravel

Elise Gravel (born 1977) is a Canadian children's book author and illustrator from Montreal, Quebec.

Elise Gravel
Born1977 (age 45–46)
Montreal, Canada
OccupationChildren's book author and illustrator
NationalityCanadian
Notable awards
RelativesFrançois Gravel (father)
Website
elisegravel.com/en

Gravel's original books[1] and graphic novels[2] focus on wacky and often gross content.[3] In 2012, she won a Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration in French[4] for her book La clé à molette.[5]

Gravel has written more than thirty books and her work has been translated into over twelve languages.[6][7] She studied graphic design, before becoming an illustrator. Gravel publishes in both English and in French.[8]

She is the daughter of writer François Gravel and Murielle Grégoire.[9]

In 2022, the Writers' Trust of Canada awarded Gravel the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in honour of her body of work.[10]

Selected work
  • Le Grand Antonio (2014), translated into English as The Great Antonio (2017), biography of Antonio Barichievich, known as The Great Antonio[11][12]

References
  1. "Elise Gravel". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. "If Found... Please Return to Elise Gravel". Spring 2017 Books Preview. CBC Radio-Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. Goedhart, Bernie (2016). "Books for Kids: Elise Gravel gleefully grosses us out with The Toad". Montreal Gazette. July 5, 2016.
  4. Medley, Mark (August 7, 2014). "Q&A: Elise Gravel makes a few gross points with her Organization for the Defence of Disgusting Critters". National Post. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  5. "David Johnston, right, Governor General of Canada congratulates Élise Gravel for her award in the Children's Literature, Illustration category". Vancouver Sun. November 28, 2012.
  6. "Elise Gravel Creators / Featured Guest / Kids Comics Creator / Kids Feature Guest". Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  7. "Meet Canada's 'hyperactive' illustrator, Elise Gravel". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. Gravel, Elise. "Bio". elisegravel.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. Claudia Larochelle, "Élise Gravel, Michèle Marineau et François Gravel: Sainte tribu". Les libraires, April 21, 2015.
  10. Deborah Dundas, "Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". Toronto Star, November 2, 2022.
  11. "Le Grand Antonio" (in French). ICI Radio-Canada.
  12. "The Great Antonio". Quill & Quire.
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