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Monique Martin 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 of water color before beginning a career in the 1980s as an illustrator with the series Ernest et Célestine, adapted for cinema in 2012.

Works

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