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Alain Grée (born 21 July 1936 in Eaubonne, France) is a French illustrator and author.


Education

Grée studied in Paris at the Ecole des Arts appliqués (atelier d'Art Graphique) and at the
Beaux-Arts de Paris The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Sciences ...
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Career

Grée wrote three detective novels ("La Chouette" editions) and produced children's broadcasts on the French national television for two years. As an author and illustrator of children's books, Alain Grée published over 300 works for several publishers, including Casterman and Hachette, most of them in the 1960s and 1970s. His books were translated into 25 different languages. In that same period, Alain Grée also invented illustrated artwork for 12 educational board games for children, issued by Nathan. Grée also worked as an illustrator for ''Pomme d'Api'' and ''Journal de Babar'' magazines. He later created 10 books as initiation works to ship navigation for Gallimard editions. He worked as a journalist for the ''Voiles et Voiliers'' sailing ships magazine for 20 years, and is currently working as a graphic designer and editor of advertising publications.


Personal life

Grée married Monique in 1960 at Balbigny, and they have two children. His main hobby and passion is sailing, and he has owned several sailboats. In the 1970s, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean twice.


Major books

;Hachette * Il y a ... series (1966–1967) * J'apprends ... series (1968–1975) * Qu'est-ce qui ... series (1966–1976) * les racontes series (1969–1971) * je serai series (1972–1973) ;Casterman * Achille et Bergamote series (1962–1983) * CADET-RAMA series (1962–1983) * ROMEO series (1966–1968) ;Other publishers * FERNAND NATHAN EDITIONS (1959–1962) * FLEURUS EDITIONS (1963–1964) * GAUTIER-LANGUEREAU EDITIONS (1963–1964) * FARANDOLE EDITIONS (1963) * ARMAND COLIN EDITIONS (1966–1967)


References


External links


Alain Gree Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gree, Alain French children's writers French illustrators 1936 births Living people École des Beaux-Arts alumni People from Val-d'Oise French male writers