Biography
As a child, Geneviève loved to draw and to make up stories about her pet mouse Calamity Jane. So no one in her family was much surprised when she went on to become an illustrator — and sometimes writer — of children’s books. #She has illustrated a number of books for children of all ages, and is also the author-illustrator of the Mr.King series and the Piggy and Bunny series, both published by Kids Can Press. #She has won several awards, including the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award in 2012 and the Governor General’s Literary Award for Illustration in 2007.#Geneviève lives in Montreal, and although she doesn’t have any pets, she feeds her neighbors’ cats secretly.
Awards
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Mr. King’s Machine
2017 - Green Earth Book Award, The Nature Generation, Commended
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Starring Me and You
2015 - Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards, Ontario Arts Council, Commended
2014 - 2014 OLA Best Bet List for Children, OLA’s Canadian Materials Committee, Winner
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Mr. King’s Castle
2014 - Shining Willow Award, The Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award, Commended
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Mr. King’s Things
2013 - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, Canadian Library Association, Commended
2013 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2013 - Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street Children's Book Committee, Winner
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Without You
2012 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2012 - Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
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Me and You
2010 - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, Canadian Library Association, Commended
2010 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
2010 - Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Commended
2010 - Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, IBBY, Winner
2009 - Book of the Year, Foreword Magazine, Commended
Picture Books
Mr. King’s Machine, 2016
Goodnight, You, 2014
Starring Me and You, 2014
Mr. King’s Castle, 2013
Mr. King’s Things, 2012
Without You, 2011
Me and You, 2009