GRAND PRIX QUÉBÉCOIS
(FESTIVAL DE LA BANDE DESSINÉE FRANCOPHONE DE QUÉBEC)
FOR A BODY OF WORK
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PAUL ROUX
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Born in the South of France, Paul Roux currently lives in Gatineau, Quebec.
He attended the Université du Québec à Hull, where he graduated with a
degree in plastic arts. He has been illustrating books since 1987. His
favourite means of expression is through comic books and he participates
in round tables, workshops, book talks, and salons du livre devoted to
this genre. In 1996, Paul Roux was awarded an honorable mention by the
Grand Prix du Salon du Livre de Toronto for Chut! Et vive les onomatopées!
and Le Rêve du capitaine, a comic book in the Ariane and Nicolas series.
Among his more recent titles is Et vive la montgolfière!, a humorous story
about air-ballooning which was created for the tenth anniversary of the
Festival de Montgolfières in Gatineau. An exhibition featuring original
illustrations from his published books and those in the planning stages,
as well as workshops on comic books, was held at the Galerie Montcalm in
Hull, Quebec in the fall of 1997.
LA PALME LIVROMAGIE DE L'IMPRIMERIE GAGNÉ
(COMMUNICATION-JEUNESSE)
CATÉGORIE LUTINS 6 À 9 ANS
FOR THE FAVOURITE BOOK
OF
YOUNG READERS.
1996 WINNER:
It's such a blessing to have a great teacher! Little by little the students
of this class discover the eccentric look, funny accent and unusual abilities
of their new teacher. With such a teacher, the children never ask questions,
even when they visit him at home and find a menagerie of strange little
creatures -- until the day when he arrives in a flying saucer and they all
want to fly away with him in his strange machine. The full-page illustrations
by Dominique Jolin are sure to entrance young readers.
1997 WINNER:
![CRUELLE CRUELLINA](/web/20061122222829im_/http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/obj/015020/f1/nlc004199-v2.jpg) |
CRUELLE CRUELLINA
CAROLE TREMBLAY
ILLUSTRATIONS: DOMINIQUE JOLIN
LAVAL, QUÉBEC: LES 400 COUPS,
1995, 32 P.
(GRIMACE)
ISBN 2921620081 (BOUND)
2921620715 (PAPERBACK)
AGES 3
TO 8
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In this book, the heroes' names are as funny as their adventures. Their
curiosity leads them into the city's sewers where they meet a scary witch.
She likes to keep children as prisoners to use as brooms, tables and chairs.
The story is full of strange-sounding witch terminology such as sour-mouse
soup, sewer-rat ragout, bat wee-wee, and stinky bullfrog skin that will
make young readers laugh. Will our heroes manage to free the little children?
A magic potion made of children's tears and magical fertilizer inflates
the prisoners like popcorn and allows them to escape. Dominique Jolin's
splendid illustrations complement this spooky tale perfectly.
LA PALME LIVROMAGIE DE L'IMPRIMERIE GAGNÉ
(COMMUNICATION-JEUNESSE)
CATÉGORIE FARFADETS 9 À 12 ANS
FOR THE FAVOURITE
BOOK
OF YOUNG READERS.
1996 WINNER:
![LA NOUVELLE MAÎTRESSE](/web/20061122222829im_/http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/obj/015020/f1/nlc007953-v2.jpg) |
LA NOUVELLE MAÎTRESSE
DOMINIQUE DEMERS
BOUCHERVILLE, QUÉBEC: QUÉBEC/AMÉRIQUE JEUNESSE, 1994, 97 P.
(BILBO JEUNESSE
; 58)
ISBN 2890376788
AGES 8 TO 11
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When a group of students welcome their new teacher, Mademoiselle Charlotte,
they notice that she seems a bit strange: her inseparable companion is
a pebble named Gertrude. The children soon discover that their new teacher
is simply different from the others they have and they actually start enjoying
French and math lessons. All young readers will wish they, too, could have
a teacher like Mademoiselle Charlotte.
1997 WINNER:
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BIBOP ET QUE ÇA SAUTE!
RAYMOND PARENT
ILLUSTRATIONS: RAYMOND PARENT
LAVAL, QUÉBEC: ÉDITIONS MILLE-îLES,
1996, 39 P.
(COUP DE GRIFFE)
ISBN 2920993674
AGES 9 TO 12
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Bibop the duck, his wife and son and their larger-than-life dog, Gaeuh,
have a series of adventures in this comic book. Each page tells a different
story in five or six frames and the story usually involves some misadventure
of Bibop's own making, whether it is challenging a hunter to a fight or
ruining the kitchen when he tries to cook. The simple illustrations are
colourful and full of action. While the depiction of his wife, Odile, who
is constantly in hair curlers, is an outdated stereotype, this old-fashioned
style of cartooning continues to appeal to young readers.
LA PALME LIVROMANIE DE L'IMPRIMERIE GAGNÉ
(COMMUNICATION-JEUNESSE)
12 À 15 ANS
FOR THE FAVOURITE BOOK
OF YOUNG READERS.
1996 WINNER:
![LA DEUXIÈME VIE](/web/20061122222829im_/http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/obj/015020/f1/nlc007949-v2.jpg) |
LA DEUXIÈME VIE
ANIQUE POITRAS
BOUCHERVILLE, QUÉBEC: QUÉBEC/AMÉRIQUE JEUNESSE,
1994, 158
P.
(TITAN JEUNESSE ; 23)
ISBN 2890376826
AGES 13 AND UP
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Sara leads an eventful life, to say the least. She wakes up from a coma
with the impression that she glimpsed another dimension but escaped death
because she was not yet ready to follow the "white light." These trials
help her to grow. She finds strength in her new-found maturity, which helps
her when her mother dies and she is confronted with premonitions that trouble,
but, ultimately guide her. Fortunately, Sara's aunt is there to support
her. Sara gets the part of Juliette in the school play and Emmanuel (who
plays Romeo) courts her. The play brings a mysterious new dimension to
the story and helps the reader better understand Sara's development.
1997 WINNER:
The text of this book is a long monologue by Mathieu at the grave of his
friend Alice, who committed suicide. Mathieu remembers all their years
of friendship. He tells her that he doesn't understand why she took her
own life and talks about his grief, his outrage at her suicide and his
love for her. Mathieu's reflections reveal much about his character and
philosophy of life. He is angered by his friend's action and he wants to
live, to meet challenges and feel joy - in short, to experience the simple
pleasures of just being alive. He accepts what Alice has refused without
reservation. Why? Mathieu's thoughts touch on many subjects, often with
great insight.
PRIX ALVINE-BÉLISLE
(ASSOCIATION POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES ET DES TECHNIQUES DE LA DOCUMENTATION)
FOR THE YEAR'S BEST BOOK.
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LE SIXIÈME ARRÊT
HÉLÈNE VACHON
ILLUSTRATIONS: YAYO
SAINT-LAMBERT, QUÉBEC: HÉRITAGE, 1995,
40 P.
(HÉRITAGE JEUNESSE) (CARROUSEL. MINI-ROMAN ; 1)
ISBN 2762579163
AGES
6 TO 8
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Somerset's father thinks that there is nothing simpler than taking a bus
and getting off at the sixth stop. Little does he know! Somerset's wild
imagination gets readers laughing from the very first stop and involves
them in a series of crazy adventures. The drawings that accompany the text
are as lively as our hero, and the book is sure to delight children and
parents alike.
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