Véronique Boiry is the

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of Véronique Cau (born 1948), a French illustrator. She was born in

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

and studied at the

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. Since 1972, she has been illustrating youth literature and magazines, especially those of

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. She lives in

Tournus Tournus () is a Communes of France, commune in the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Tournus is located on the right bank of the Saône, 20& ...

. She provided the illustrations for ''Je ne veux pas aller au tableau'', text by Danielle Fossette, which received a Prix Sorcière in 1995.

Selected work

* ''Une nuit au grand magasin'' (2001) * ''Le chat de l'empereur de Chine'' (2002) * ''La Grenouille amoureuse'' (2003) * ''Le Magicien se fâche'' (2003) * ''Sur la piste du grand chef'' (2004)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boiry, Veronique 1948 births Living people French women children's book illustrators French children's book illustrators Artists from Toulon People from Tournus