Alain Grée facts for kids

Alain Grée was a talented French artist. He was famous for his amazing illustrations and stories. He wrote and drew many books for children. Alain Grée lived from July 21, 1936, to February 28, 2025.

Learning to Be an Artist

Alain Grée went to art school in Paris, France. He studied at the famous École des Arts appliqués. He also learned art at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. These schools helped him become a great artist.

A Creative Career

Alain Grée had a very creative career. He did many different things.

Writing and TV Shows

Before focusing on children's books, Alain Grée wrote detective stories. He even created TV shows for kids in France. He worked on these shows for two years.

Books for Kids

Alain Grée is best known for his children's books. He wrote and illustrated over 300 books! Most of these were made in the 1960s and 1970s. Publishers like Casterman and Hachette released his books. His stories and drawings were so popular that they were translated into 25 languages.

Alain Grée also created educational board games. He designed 12 different games for children. These games helped kids learn while having fun.

Magazine Work and More

He also worked as an illustrator for magazines. He drew pictures for Pomme d'Api and Journal de Babar. Later, he wrote 10 books about ship navigation. These books helped people learn about sailing.

For 20 years, he worked as a journalist. He wrote for Voiles et Voiliers, a sailing magazine. At the time of his death, he was a graphic designer. He also edited advertising publications.

Life Outside of Work

Alain Grée married Monique in 1960. They got married in a town called Balbigny. They had two children together.

His biggest hobby was sailing. He loved boats and owned several sailboats. In the 1970s, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean two times! That's a huge adventure.

Alain Grée passed away on February 28, 2025. He was 88 years old.

Popular Books

Here are some of the book series Alain Grée created:

Hachette

• Il y a ... series (1966–1967)
• J'apprends ... series (1968–1975)
• Qu'est-ce qui ... series (1966–1976)
• les racontes series (1969–1971)
• je serai series (1972–1973)

Casterman

• Achille et Bergamote series (1962–1983)
• CADET-RAMA series (1962–1983)
• ROMEO series (1966–1968)

Other publishers

• FERNAND NATHAN EDITIONS (1959–1962)
• FLEURUS EDITIONS (1963–1964)
• GAUTIER-LANGUEREAU EDITIONS (1963–1964)
• FARANDOLE EDITIONS (1963)
• ARMAND COLIN EDITIONS (1966–1967)