Grégoire Solotareff (born in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

, Egypt in 1953) is a French artist, writer and illustrator of children's books. Solotareff practiced as a doctor from 1978 to 1985, before beginning his career as an illustrator with

Hatier Hatier () is a French publishing house specializing in scholarly works and educational materials, now integrated into the Hachette group. Founded in 1880 by Alexandre Hatier, Hatier obtains 20% of its sales through international affiliates in ...

. The publication of his ''Loulou'' series from 1989 marked a turning point in his career, showcasing the bold lines and flat primary colours, inspired by

Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, and sculptur ...

and

Van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...

, that he would become known for. Loulou has sold over a million copies worldwide, but was only translated into English for the first time in 2017.

Select French bibliography

*1989 - ''Loulou'', éditions L'École des loisirs, published in English as ''Wolfy'' *1993 - ''Le Diable des rochers'', L'École des loisirs *1994 - ''Un Jour, un loup : histoires d'amis, histoires d'amour'', L'École des loisirs *1995 - ''Adrien'', L'École des loisirs / Loulou et compagnie *1996 - ''Toi grand et moi petit'', L'École des loisirs *1997 - ''Un Chat est un chat'', L'École des loisirs *1998 - ''L'Invitation'', illustré par Olga Lecaye, L'École des loisirs *1999 - ''Trois sorcières'', album LP, L'École des loisirs *2000 - ''Le Lapin à roulettes'', L'École des loisirs *2001 - ''Contes d'été'', L'École des loisirs *2002 - ''Je suis perdu'', illustré par Olga Lecaye, L'École des loisirs *2003 - ''Non mais ça va pas !'', L'École des Loisirs *2004 - ''Toi grand et moi petit'', l'École des loisirs *2005 - ''Le Roi crocodile'', L'École des Loisirs *2006 - ''U'', L'École des Loisirs *2007 - '' Adam et Eve'', l'École des loisirs *2010 - ''Loulou plus fort que le loup'', album LP, L'École des loisirs *2011 - ''Loulou à l'école des loups'', L'École des loisirs *2012 - ''César'', L'École des Loisirs *2013 - ''Méchant petit prince'', L'École des Loisirs *2013 - ''Loulou, l'incroyable secret', with Jean-Luc Fromental *2014 - ''Le Chat rouge'', L'École des Loisirs *2015 - ''Loulou à colorier'', L'École des Loisirs

English translations

*2017 - ''Wolfy'',

Gecko Press Gecko Press is an independent publisher of children's books based in Wellington, New Zealand. The company was founded in 2005 by Julia Marshall, formerly of Appelberg Publishing Agency, winner of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal 2021. Gecko ...

Select awards

* 1987 : Prix Bernard Versele for ''Théo et Balthazar au pays des crocodiles'' * 1988 : Selection of 1000 young readers for ''Ne m'appelez plus jamais "Mon petit lapin"'' * 1989 : Rennes d'Or d'Avoriaz pour ''La Grande Histoire de Théo et Balthazar'' * 1992 : Prix Sorcières for ''Les bêtises de bébé ours'' * 1992 : Prix de Montreuil * 1993 :

Bologna Children's Book Fair The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world. Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy. It is the meeting place for al ...

Ragazzi Award for ''le Dictionnaire du Père Noël'' * 1993 : Prix Bernard Versele in Belgium for ''Le chien qui disait non'' * 1998 : Prix Livres Élus du Puy-en-Velay (10–12 years) for''Ma sorcière, Mon ange et moi'' * 2014 :

César Award for Best Animated Film The César Award for Best Animated Film is awarded annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 2011. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s Multiple wins/nominations Wins * Benjamin Renner-2 Nominations *Benjamin Renner-3 * ...

for '' Loulou, l'incroyable secret''

References

External links

Grégoire Solotareff author biography

Official author website (French)IMdb
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