Philippe Béha (born 1950) is a French Canadian children's book writer and illustrator living in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
.
He was born in
Casablanca to french parents, studied at the
and came to Quebec in 1976. He worked as a freelance visual designer for
Radio-Canada
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
before becoming a full-time illustrator.
[ Béha has illustrated more than 180 children's books.][
]
Selected works[ ]
* ''Seul au monde'' (1982) text by , received the Prix d’excellence from Graphisme Québec
* ''Le Voyage à la recherche du temps'' (1982) text by Lucie Ledoux, received the
* ''Pipi dans le pot''; ''Mes cheveux''; ''J’aime Claire''; ''Dors, petit ours'' (1983), text by Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier, received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle
* ''Grand-maman; Mon bébé-sœur''; ''Où est ma tétine ?''; ''Quand ça va mal'' (1983), text by Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier, received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for illustration
* ''Les Jeux de Pic-Mots'' (1988), received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for illustration
* ''Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents ?'' (1989), text by Michel Luppens, received a Mr. Christie's Book Award
* ''J'aime les poèmes'' )2003), text by Henriette Major, received the Prix illustrations jeunesse GLV
* ''Pas si bête'' (2005), received the
References
1950 births
Living people
Canadian children's book illustrators
Canadian children's writers in French
Writers from Montreal
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