Marianne Dubuc (born 1980) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books living in

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. She was born in

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and studied graphic design at the

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. Her first book was ''La mer'' (2006), translated into English as ''The Sea'' (2012). Her second book ''Devant ma maison'' was translated into more than 15 languages. Her books have since been translated into 25 languages. Dubuc conducted a number of workshops in Montreal libraries as part of the

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festival. In 2015, she was invited to give workshops at the Encuentro Internacional de Ilustración in

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, Spain.

Selected work

* ''Devant ma maison'' (2010), translated into English as ''In Front of my House'' (2010), named a Best Book for Kids & Teens by the

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, named an Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities by the

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* ''Au carnaval des animaux'' (2012), finalist for the

Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration The Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian illustrator for a children's book written in French. It is one of four children's book awards among the Gove ...

, translated into English as ''Animal Masquerade'' (2012), was named Outstanding International Book by the

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* ''Le lion et l’oiseau'' (2013), won the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration and the , translated into English as ''The Lion and the Bird'' (2014) * ''L'autobus'' (2014), received the

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and the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec, translated into English as ''The Bus Ride'' (2015), was named Outstanding International Book by the USBBY, the German translation ''Bus fahren'' was nominated for the

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* ''La tournée de Facteur Souris'' (2015), received the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec, translated into English as ''Mr Postmouse’s Rounds'' (2015), received the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award and was named a Best Picture Book by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubuc, Marianne 1980 births Living people Artists from Montreal Governor General's Award-winning children's illustrators Canadian women children's writers Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Writers from Montreal Canadian children's writers in French