Lucie Papineau

Lucie Papineau (born April 26, 1962) is a writer living in Quebec, Canada who mainly writes children's books.

Biography She was born in Longueuil, Quebec and received a bachelor's degree in communications from the Université du Québec à Montréal. From 1987 to 1989, she wrote for Petit Devoir, a weekly insert in Le Devoir for children 6 to 12 years old. Since 1990, she has been a regular contributor to Magazine Enfants Québec, writing a column about children's books. Papineau is director for baby books and picture books for the publisher Dominique et compagnie.

Selected works Source: Les boutons du pirate (1997) Un chant de Noel (2004), based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, illustrated by Stephane Poulin, received a Governor General's Literary Award for illustration Les amis de Gilda la girafe (2007) Mon pyjama à moi (2007) Patatras la panthère (2008) Mon premier amour (2009), illustrated by Virginie Egger, nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award for illustration Méchant Coco - le journal secret de Jojo Sapino (2010) (2011)