Gabrielle Vincent

Monique Martin (alias Gabrielle Vincent; 9 September 1928 – 24 September 2000) was a Belgian writer and illustrator of children's books. She is most famous for the children's book series Ernest & Celestine.

Biography

Monique Martin was born in Brussels on 9 September 1928, and died there on 24 September 2000. Her nom de plume is derived from the first names of her grandparents, Gabrielle and Vincent.

She worked as a painter, using watercolors as a medium, before beginning a career as an illustrator in the 1980s with the series Ernest et Célestine, which was adapted into an animated film in 2012.

Works

Un jour, un chien (1982) Brel : 24 portraits (1989) Carnet du désert (1992) La Petite Marionnette (1992) Lettre à une amie (1993) Papouli et Federico - Le Grand Arbre (1994) Papouli et Federico - A la mer (1994) Papouli et Federico - Dans la forêt (1994) Au bonheur des chats (1995) Je voudrais qu'on m'écoute (1995) Au bonheur des ours (1995) J'ai une lettre pour vous (1995) La Montgolfière (1996) Nabil (2004) Le Violoniste (2006) Désordre au paradis (2008)