Bio

Marie Lafrance has spent her whole life drawing pictures, at first to keep from biting her nails, then for magazines, newspapers, posters, billboards, board games and the likes. She also illustrated tons of educational books, and eventually segued into picture books.

She studied Graphic Arts and Etching, worked as a printmaker and eventually started illustrating, a career which is not really a career as much as a lifestyle, so she basically lives in her studio, cooking up characters.

Awards, nods, distinctions

Communication Arts 2004, 2013
American Illustration 2012, Selected
3X3 International Children’s Show 2011, Bronze
3X3 Pro Show 2015, Merit
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award 2013
New York Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition 2010
GG Shortlisted/finaliste 1995, 2006, 2008, 2016 3X3 Pro Show 2017, Merit American Illustration 38, Winner

Recent books

The Lady with the Books / Kathy Stinson / Kids Can Press / Toronto C’est mon piano, Monsieur! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Ana Gerhard / La montagne secrète 2020 / Montréal Moi, j’ai un coeur d’artichaut! Antonio Vivaldi / Ana Gerhard / La montagne secrète 2020 / Montréal Le goût délicieux d’une mozzarella / Ana Gerhard / La montagne secrète 2020 / Montréal La planète de Grand-père / Coralie Saudo / D’eux 2019 / Sherbrooke La petite fille blanche / Lili Chartrand / Québec Amérique 2018 / Montréal Oscar Lives Next Door / Bonnie Farmer / Owlkids 2015 / Toronto Mes comptines à chanter / Traditional / Seuil Jeunesse 2015 / Paris Deux garçons et un secret / Andrée Poulin / La Bagnole 2016 / Montréal
100 ans de Contes, Mythologie grecque / Gudule / Milan Jeunesse / 2015 et 2021 / Paris
The Tweedles Go Online / Monica Kulling / Groundwood Books 2015 / Toronto Bunny the Brave War Horse / Elizabeth McLeod / Kids Can Press 2014 / Toronto Bunny the Brave War Horse / Elizabeth McLeod / Kids Can Press 2014 / Toronto A Hen for Izzy Pippik / Aubrey Davis / Kids Can Press / 2012 / Toronto