Geneviève Côté (born 1964) is a Canadian illustrator living in

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, mainly known for her work on children's books. She was born in

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, and received a bachelor's degree in graphic design from

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in 1987. Côté has contributed illustrations to various publications including ''

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''; her work has been featured in magazines such as ''

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'', '' Print'' and '' American Illustration''. She has also worked for advertising agencies in

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, Montreal and

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. From 1993 to 1995, Côté was president of the Association des illustrateurs et illustratrices du Québec.

Selected works

* ''La grande aventure d’un petit mouton noir'', text by Marie-Danielle Croteau (1999), appeared on the short list for a Governor General's Literary Award * ''Le premier printemps du monde'', Innu legend, text by Rémy Savard and Catherine Germain (2003), appeared on the short list for a Governor General's Literary Award * ''The Lady of Shalott'', text by

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(2005), received the

Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award The Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award is an annual literary award for children's picture illustrators. It was established in 1985 following the death of Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver, one of Canada's pre-eminent book illustrators. In ...

* ''La chambre vide'', text by (2005) * ''La petite rapporteuse de mots'', text by Danielle Simard (2007), received 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 ...

and the Prix des Bibliothèques Jeunesse de Montréal, shortlisted for the Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse * ''Me and You'' (2009), appeared on the short list for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award * ''Sans toi!'' (2011), appeared on the short list for the Prix des Libraires jeunesse, translated into English as ''Without You'', received the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award * ''Ella May and the Wishing Stone'', text by Cary Fagan (2011)

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* 1964 births Governor General's Award–winning children's illustrators Canadian children's writers in French Writers from Montreal Concordia University alumni Living people Artists from Montreal Canadian women children's writers Canadian women illustrators {{Canada-artist-stub