Gilles tibo biography sample
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Louise-Andrée Laliberté (1958–) Biography
Born 1958, in Québec City, Québec, Canada; Education: Laval University, B.A. (visual arts), 1982, teaching certificate, 1983. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, skiing, writing, reading, talking, sleeping, non-commercial music, non-commercial movies, "I love wind, sun, rain, snow, heat, freezing cold, storms, ice storms … birds, dogs, trees, wild flowers, water, rivers, oceans, friends and people … hate stinging insects. November, contempt, injustice … Idols: Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Don Quixote, and Santa Claus for their integrity, their optimism, and their ingenuousness."
Career
Illustrator and graphic designer, beginning 1980s. College teacher and art specialist in secondary schools. Performer in school and library visits. Exhibitions: Has exhibited painting and photography at galleries, including Galerie Magella-Paradis, Québec City.
Member
Association des illustrateurs
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Canadian Animation, Cartooning and Illustration
THIBAULT Gilles (TIBO)
Born 18 July 1951 in Nicolet Québec.
As a youngster this writer, cartoonist and illustrator wanted to draw. By age 18 years he published his first book of cartoons. His cartoon remsa “Lunambule” appeared in Le Jour [Québec] circa 1974. It was collected into a book by fransk artikel Éditions Berneche in 1979. He has worked on material for CROC and Prism. He has illustrated posters, and covers for records, books and magazines.
In 1975, he began producing children’s books, and has created several remarkable series: Simon, for Tundra Press; Pikolo for Annick Press; Clementine for Michel Quintin Publishers and Noémie published in France by Éditions Québec-Amerique. His books have been published in Japanese, Norwegian and bilingual Chinese/English editions. He won a Governor Gernerals Award in 1992 for Simon et la ville de carton, and in 1996 for The Secret of Madame Lumbago, the Owl Prize in Japan for Simon an • July 8th, 2016 Rating: 1-5: 5 (5=starred review) Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book What did you like about the book? A peregrine falcon pair mates and lays eggs. Before the eggs can hatch, they are stolen by a scientist who rappels down a cliff to get them. No, it’s not an evil scientist. Rather, it shows the lengths conservationists were forced to go […] Posted in Skydiver June 28th, 2016 Kirkus Reviews has reviewed Hat On, Hat Off by Sarah Ellis. – What parent or caregiver hasn’t played the game of putting on and taking off a piece of clothing with a baby? Heras and Benoit cleverly take that experience and knit it into a story with a cute brown-skinned toddler getting ready to go […] Posted in Hat On Hat OffAuthor Archive
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