Michel Gay (born 1 September 1947, in Lyon) is a French illustrator and author of children's books. Gay began publishing at from 1980. He usually creates albums with young animals characters such as Biboundé the penguin. He also illustrates texts written by others. His character Zou the Little Zebra is at the origin of a animated series for television in 2011: '' Zou''.

Publications

Album

Author-illustrator

*1980: ''Le Loup-Noël'', l'École des loisirs *1983: ''Pousse-poussette'', l'École des loisirs *1982: ''Lapin-express'', l'École des loisirs *1983: ''Petit-avion'', l'École des loisirs *1983: ''Petit-bateau'', l'École des loisirs *1983: ''Petit-camion'', l'École des loisirs *1984: ''Petit hélicoptère'', l'École des loisirs *1984: ''Biboundé'', l'École des loisirs *1985: ''La Surprise de Biboundé'', l'École des loisirs *1986: ''Papa vroum'', l'École des loisirs *1987: ''Biboundissimo'', l'École des loisirs *1988: ''Docteur Biboundé'', l'École des loisirs *1989: ''Dodo tout le monde !'', l'École des loisirs *1989: ''Le Cartable qui fait atchoum'', l'École des loisirs *1990: ''Câline-mi et Câline-moi'', l'École des loisirs *1991: ''Comment naissent les biboundés'', l'École des loisirs *1992: ''Le Blotto de neige'', Hachette jeunesse *1992: ''Blotto et les outils'', Hachette jeunesse *1993: ''Blotto et l'étoile de mer'', Hachette jeunesse *1994: ''Bombyx dessine des lettres'', l'École des loisirs *1994: ''Les albums de la famille loup'', Gautier-Languereau *1996: ''Juste une seconde'', l'École des loisirs *1997: ''Papa trop'', l'École des loisirs *1998 ''Zou'', l'École des loisirs *1999: ''Cromignon'', l'École des loisirs *2002: ''Zou n'a pas peur'', l'École des loisirs *2006: ''Cropetite'', l'École des loisirs *2011: ''Les Sous de Zou'', l'École des loisirs

Illustrator

*1980: Boris Moissard, ''Valentine au grand magasin'', l'École des loisirs *1981:

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, ''Les Citrouilles du diable'', l'École des loisirs *1981:

, ''Fiston et Gros Papa'', *1981:

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, '' Trois Noëls en forêt'', l'École des loisirs *1982: Irène Schwartz, ''Minie Malakoff, la souris du métro'', l'École des loisirs *1989:

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, ''Le hollandais sans peine'', L'École des loisirs,

Prix Sorcières The Prix Sorcières is an annual literary prize awarded in France since 1986 to works of children's literature in a number of categories. The categories were renamed in 2018. The prizewinners are decided jointly by the ALSJ (''Association des Libra ...

1990 *1990: , ''Copain trop copain'', l'École des loisirs *1990:

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, ''Olga'', l'École des loisirs *1993 Elsa Devernois, ''À trois on a moins froid'', l'École des loisirs *1996:

, ''Olga va à la pêche'', l'École des loisirs *2001:

, ''Olga et le chewing-gum magique'', l'École des loisirs

External links

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