Emmanuelle Houdart facts for kids
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Emmanuelle Houdart
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Houdart in 2011
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| Born | 30 September 1967 |
| Occupation | Artist, illustrator, textile designer |
Emmanuelle Houdart (born in 1967) is a talented artist and illustrator from Switzerland. She is well-known for her unique and imaginative drawings, especially in children's books. She also designs costumes and textiles.
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About Emmanuelle Houdart
Emmanuelle Houdart studied art in Switzerland. She went to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Sion and then the Ecole Supèrieure d'Arts Visuels in Geneve. After finishing her studies, she moved to Paris, France.
Since 1996, Emmanuelle has worked as a painter and an illustrator. More recently, she has also started designing costumes and fabrics. For example, her illustrations were used to create special fabrics and costumes for an exhibition called "Barnhominum" in 2011. This show was part of a big book fair in Montreuil, France.
She also creates illustrations for many popular French magazines and newspapers. These include Libération, Le Monde, Sciences et Vie Junior, and Ça m'intéresse.
Her Books
Emmanuelle Houdart has created many books, both as an author and as an illustrator.
Books She Wrote and Illustrated
Here are some of the books where Emmanuelle Houdart wrote the story and drew the pictures:
- Les Trois Géants (2000)
- J’y arrive pas (2001)
- Que fais-tu Fantine? : un livre de devinettes (2002)
- Monstres malades (2004)
- Les Voyages merveilleux de Lilou la fée (2006)
- L’Abécédaire de la colère (2008)
- La garde-robe (2010)
- Tout va bien Merlin (2009)
- Abris (2014)
Books She Illustrated for Other Authors
Emmanuelle Houdart has also brought many stories to life with her illustrations for other writers:
- Moi j’irai dans la lune : et autres innocentines (1998) by René de Obaldia
- Le Fils de la sorcière et du loup (1999) by Chris Donner
- Dico des monstres (1999) by Élisabeth Brami
- Contes et légendes de la peur (2000) by Gudule
- Poèmes à dire et à manger (2002) edited by Élisabeth Brami
- Attention sortie d’école (2002) by Bertrand Legendre
- Les Choses que je sais (2003) by Laëtitia Bourget
- Poèmes à lire et à rêver (2003) edited by Élisabeth Brami
- Poèmes à rire et à jouer (2004) edited by Élisabeth Brami
- L’Apprentissage amoureux (2005) by Laëtitia Bourget
- Poèmes à vivre et à aimer (2005) edited by Élisabeth Brami
- Le Château des enfants gris (2005) by Christian Grenier
- Dedans (2006) by Fani Marceau
- Emilie Pastèque (2007) by Ludovic Flamant
- Les Heureux Parents (2009) by Laëtitia Bourget
- Saltimbanques (2011) by Marie Desplechin
- Une amie pour la vie (2012)
- L’argent (2013) by Marie Desplechin
- Ma mère (2015) by Stéphan Servant
Awards and Recognition
Emmanuelle Houdart has received several important awards and grants for her work. These awards show how much her books are loved and respected.
- 2003: She won the Prix Octogone, a graphic award, for her book Les Choses que je sais.
- 2003: She received a grant from the Centre national du livre (National Book Center) to help her create Monstres malades.
- 2005: Her book Monstres malades won the Bologna Ragazzi Award at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. This is a very important international award for children's books.
- 2006: She was given the Grand Prix SGDL du Livre Jeunesse for Les Voyages merveilleux de Lilou la fée.
- 2007: Another grant from the Centre national du livre helped her with L'Abécédaire de la colère.
- 2012: She received a grant from the Centre national du livre for her book L'Argent.
