Christine Davenier facts for kids
Christine Davenier is a talented French author and artist who creates amazing children's books. She has drawn pictures for many books by famous writers like Jack Prelutsky, Julie Andrews (and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton), Madeleine L'Engle, and Juanita Havill. Her work is very popular and well-loved!
About Her Life
Christine Davenier was born in 1961 in a city called Tours, France. When she was fourteen, her grandmother gave her a special gift: a box of watercolor paints. Christine says her grandmother was a huge inspiration for her art. She helped Christine discover her love for drawing and painting.
Books She Has Worked On
Christine Davenier has written and illustrated some books herself, and she has also created beautiful pictures for many other authors. Here are some of the books she has helped bring to life:
- Leon and Albertine (She wrote and illustrated this one!)
- The Very Fairy Princess (Written by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton)
- Miss Lina's Ballerinas (Written by Grace Maccarone)
- Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen (Written by Cari Best)
- I Love the Rain (Written by Margaret Park Bridges)
- Iris and Walter series (Written by Elissa Haden Guest)
- Mabel Dancing (Written by Amy Hest)
- I Heard It from Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden (Written by Juanita Havill)
- Just Like a Baby (Written by Juanita Havill)
- Piper Reed series (Written by Kimberly Willis Holt)
- Piper Reed Gets a Job
- Piper Reed: The Great Gypsy
- Piper Reed: Navy Brat
- Mr. and Mrs. Portly and Their Little Dog, Snack (Written by Sandra Jordan)
- The Other Dog (Written by Madeleine L'Engle)
- Has Anyone Seen My Emily Greene (Written by Norma Fox Mazer)
- Me I Am! (Written by Jack Prelutsky)
- Full Moon Barnyard Dance (Written by Carole Lexa Schaefer)
- The First Thing My Mama Told Me (Written by Susan Marie Swanson)
- Nobody Here But Me (Written by Judith Viorst)
- A Day with Miss Lina's Ballerinas (Written by Grace Maccarone)
