Philippe Béha
Philippe Béha is a French Canadian children's book writer and illustrator living in Quebec.
He was born in Casablanca to french parents, studied at the and came to Quebec in 1976. He worked as a freelance visual designer for Radio-Canada before becoming a full-time illustrator. Béha has illustrated more than 180 children's books. In 1982, he was awarded the Prix Communication-Jeunesse for best illustration in the professional illustrator category. He was a finalist for the Prix du livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Selected works
Source:Seul au monde text by, received the Prix d’excellence from Graphisme QuébecLe Voyage à la recherche du temps text by Lucie Ledoux, received the Pipi dans le pot; Mes cheveux; J’aime Claire; Dors, petit ours, text by Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier, received the Prix Alvine-BélisleGrand-maman; Mon bébé-sœur; Où est ma tétine ?; Quand ça va mal, text by Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier, received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for illustrationLes Jeux de Pic-Mots, received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for illustrationMais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents ?, text by Michel Luppens, received a Mr. Christie's Book AwardJ'aime les poèmes )2003), text by Henriette Major, received the Prix illustrations jeunesse GLVPas si bête, received the