Emmanuelle Houdart facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Emmanuelle Houdart
Houdart in 2011
Born	(1967-09-30) 30 September 1967 (age 57) Switzerland
Occupation	Artist, illustrator, textile designer

Emmanuelle Houdart is a talented artist and illustrator from Switzerland. She was born in 1967. She creates amazing pictures for books and magazines. She also designs costumes and textiles.

About Emmanuelle Houdart

Emmanuelle Houdart studied art in Switzerland. She went to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Sion. She also graduated from the Ecole Supèrieure d'Arts Visuels in Geneve. After her studies, she moved to Paris, France.

Since 1996, Emmanuelle has been working as a painter. She is also a well-known illustrator. More recently, she started designing costumes and textiles. Her beautiful illustrations have even been used to create fabrics and costumes. These were shown at an exhibition called "Barnhominum" in Montreuil in 2011.

Emmanuelle Houdart's artwork appears in many French magazines. You can find her illustrations in newspapers like Libération and Le Monde. She also contributes to popular magazines for young people. These include Sciences et Vie Junior and Ça m'intéresse.

Books by Emmanuelle Houdart

Emmanuelle Houdart has written and illustrated many books. Some of her books she wrote herself. For others, she created the pictures for stories written by other authors.

Books She Wrote

• Les Trois Géants. Paris: Didier Jeunesse, 2000
• J’y arrive pas. Paris: Seuil, 2001
• Que fais-tu Fantine? : un livre de devinettes. Paris: Seuil, 2002
• Monstres malades. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2004
• Les Voyages merveilleux de Lilou la fée. Paris: Actes Sud junior, 2006
• L’Abécédaire de la colère. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2008
• La garde-robe. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2010
• Tout va bien Merlin, Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2009
• Abris, Mountreuil: Les Fourmis Rouges, 2014

Books She Illustrated

• Moi j’irai dans la lune : et autres innocentines. Paris: Grasset jeunesse, 1998. Text by René de Obaldia
• Le Fils de la sorcière et du loup. Paris: Grasset jeunesse, 1999. Text by Chris Donner
• Dico des monstres. Paris: Hachette jeunesse, 1999. Text by Élisabeth Brami
• Contes et légendes de la peur. Paris: Nathan jeunesse, 2000. Text by Gudule
• Poèmes à dire et à manger. Paris: Seuil jeunesse, 2002. Edited by Élisabeth Brami
• Attention sortie d’école. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2002. Text by Bertrand Legendre
• Les Choses que je sais. Paris: Seuil jeunesse, 2003. Text by Laëtitia Bourget
• Poèmes à lire et à rêver. Paris: Seuil jeunesse, 2003. Edited by Élisabeth Brami
• Poèmes à rire et à jouer Paris: Seuil jeunesse, 2004. Edited by Élisabeth Brami
• L’Apprentissage amoureux. Paris: Seuil jeunesse, 2005. Text by Laëtitia Bourget
• Poèmes à vivre et à aimer. Paris: Seuil jeunesse, 2005. Edited by Élisabeth Brami
• Le Château des enfants gris. Paris: Nathan jeunesse, 2005. Text by Christian Grenier
• Dedans. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2006. Text by Fani Marceau
• Emilie Pastèque. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2007. Text by Ludovic Flamant
• Les Heureux Parents. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2009. Text by Laëtitia Bourget
• Saltimbanques. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2011. Text by Marie Desplechin
• Une amie pour la vie. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2012
• L’argent. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2013. Text by Marie Desplechin
• Ma mère. Paris: Thierry Magnier, 2015. Text by Stéphan Servant

Awards and Recognition

Emmanuelle Houdart has received several important awards and grants for her work. These awards recognize her talent and contributions to children's literature and art.

• 2003: She won the Prix Octogone. This award was in the Graphic category for her book Les Choses que je sais.
• 2003: She received a grant from the Centre national du livre. This helped her create her book Monstres malades.
• 2005: Her book Monstres malades also won the Bologna Ragazzi Award. This is a very famous award given at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
• 2006: She was awarded the Grand Prix SGDL du Livre Jeunesse. This was for her book Les Voyages merveilleux de Lilou la fée.
• 2007: She received another grant from the Centre national du livre. This time it was for her book L'Abécédaire de la colère.
• 2012: She got a grant from the Centre national du livre again. This grant supported her work on the book L'Argent.

See also

In Spanish: Emmanuelle Houdart para niños