內容簡介
內容簡介 Welcome to the charming world of cartoonist Elise Gravel�s notebook, where her imagination runs wild with creatures of all shapes and sizesIn the outrageously amusing If Found�Please Return to Elise Gravel, Elise Gravel offers readers a sneak peek into her sketchbook, where colorful monsters, imaginary friends, a grumpy things reign supreme. Meet Donald, who sings off-key; Francine, who likes to eat stones; and Marvin, the man with lots of stuff in his beard. Mixing the real with the fantastical, Elise�s drawings exude curiosity, as microbes and mushrooms share the page with speckled pepper pops, gloppers, and floofs.Filled to the brim with vibrant felt marker illustrations, If Found� is not just an exhibition of Gravel�s work, but a challenge to young artists to keep a daily sketchbook. She reveals her top tips to becoming a successful illustrator�practice! practice! practice!�while empowering young artists to face their fears of making �ugly drawings.� Stop worrying about what makes a drawing good or bad�Elise draws anything and everything and you can too!
作者介紹
作者介紹 Elise Gravel is an author illustrator from Montreal, Quebec. After studying Graphic Design, Gravel pursued a career writing and illustrating children�s books, where her quirky and charming characters quickly won the hearts of children and adults worldwide. In 2012, Gravel received the Governor General�s Literary Award for her book The Great Antonio, about the famous Montreal strongman with a heart of gold. A prolific artist, she currently has over thirty children�s books to her name which have been translated into a dozen languages, including I Want a Monster! and The Disgusting Critters series. Elise Gravel still lives in Montreal with her spouse, two daughters, cats, and a few spiders.