Gustave is my seven year old siamese cat who is very intelligent. He acts like a dog and… even more! A real “dogcat” who comes when we call and who cries when we leave!
Archive for Children’s Corner
Click on your favorite activity prepared by the editors who also create games inspired by my books. They are all in French for now.
Dominique et compagnie
Activities for the books from the collection À pas de loup :
Drôle de cauchemar
Je ne suis pas une poule mouillée!
Les bêtises des enfants
Maman est une tortue
Papa est un bernard-l’ermite
Papa est un castor bricoleur
Papa est un dinosaure
Papa est un dragon
Papa est un extraterrestre
Papa est un fantôme
Papa est un pirate
Qu’on me chatouille les orteils!
Éditions FouLire
Activities for the books from the collection Rire aux étoiles :
My house is out in the country, between two villages. I have a huge backyard. When it’s pouring rain, we have to wear rubber boots to cross very large puddles to get to the compost box. In front of my house there is a beautiful river with a bicycle path next to it. I just love it! I can run or bike on it away from cars. There is also a soccer stadium near my home where I play soccer with other dads and where I occasionally coach young boys. Soccer is my favorite sport.
I like sports just as much as I like animals. When I was young I biked, cross country skied and played competitive soccer. All this took a lot of training. Now I sometimes go swimming and enjoy playing water-polo. I started running thirteen years ago aiming to be in good shape for soccer. At first my knees hurt a lot after running just two kilometers. Now I can run a full marathon (42.2 km) and I am very proud! Of course, I play hockey quite often at outdoor rinks. Real hockey with the neighbours in my area.
I have done a very crazy but funny thing… I adopted two very cute chickens so we can have fresh eggs. They lay two eggs per day. The black one, Clara, is a little wild. Fred, the reddish chicken, is the most adventurous. I had to build a shelter to protect them from the foxes and raccoons. What I fear the most, however, is the skunk which is hanging around the shed. I have been trying to befriend her by talking to her in the evening before closing the door of the chicken coop. I do my best to avoid startling her so she won’t spray me… Yuck!!!
Apart from sports, I enjoy watching classical and modern ballet. Music is also very present in my life. I play guitar, flute, piano and saxophone. I am a music and cinema enthusiast. I rarely watch television. In fact I do not even own one! In the evenings I read for my own pleasure. When I have no illustration contracts I also do acrylic painting. However, I have been so busy lately that my acrylic paintbrush is gathering a lot of dust.
This is my studio. It is in the basement of my house where I have everything I need around me. These photos were taken while I was illlustrating Le zoo de Yayaho. As I finish each illustration, I pin it on the bulletin board in front of me. This helps me visualize a more global picture of the book I am working on.
