Gévry, Claudine

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Gévry, Claudine

Personal

Born in Canada. Education: University of Quebec, B.A. (graphic design). Hobbies and other interests: Designing jewelry, furniture, and clothing.

Addresses

Home—Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Agent—Mela Bolinao, MB Artists, 10 E. 29th St., Ste. 40G, New York, NY 10016. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Illustrator, designer, and animator. Film Board of Canada, currently works as an art director.

Member

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Association des Illustrateurs du Québec.

Illustrator

Mary Packard, Spring Is Here!, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2002.

Jocelyn Jamison, Hoppy Feet, Price Stern Sloan (New York, NY), 2003.

Tanya Lee Stone, M Is for Mistletoe: A Christmas Alphabet Book, Price Stern Sloan (New York, NY), 2003.

Deck the Halls: A Holiday Fun Sticker Book, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2003.

Susan Hood, Caterpillar Spring, Butterfly Summer, Readers Digest Books, 2003.

AnnMarie Harris, Countdown to Easter, Price Stern Sloan (New York, NY), 2004.

Crystal Bowman, My 1-2-3 Bible; My 1-2-3 Bible Promises, Baker Books (Grand Rapids, MI), 2004.

Crystal Bowman, My Color Bible; My Color Praises, Baker Books (Grand Rapids, MI), 2004.

Alexandra Cooper, Spin the Dreidel!, Little Simon (New York, NY), 2004.

Allia Zobel Nolan, The Littlest Princess, Reader's Digest Books, 2004.

Treesha Runnells, Spin and Spell: A Book and Game in One!, Piggy Toes Press (Los Angeles, CA), 2004.

Allia Zobel Nolan, Big Book of Bible Fiery Tales, Kregel Kidzone, 2004.

Mara Van Fleet, Mama Loves Me, Readers Digest Books, 2005.

Dandi Daley Mackall, Praying Jesus' Way, Standard Publishing (Cincinnati, OH), 2005.

Crystal Bowman, J Is for Jesus: The Sweetest Story Ever Told, Zonderkidz (Grand Rapids, MI), 2005.

Crystal Bowman, Jesus, Me, and My Christmas Tree, Zonderkidz (Grand Rapids, MI), 2005.

Roberta Edwards, Funny Bunny Feet, Price Stern Sloan (New York, NY), 2005.

Karen Hill, A Special Thanks, Little Simon Inspirations (New York, NY), 2005.

Dandi Daley Mackall, The Best Thing Is Love, Standard Publishing (Cincinnati, OH), 2005.

Margaret Wang, When I Grow Up, Piggy Toes Press (Inglewood, CA), 2005.

Allia Zobel Nolan, Little Cricket's Song of Praise, Kregel Kidzone, 2005.

Dandi Daley Mackall, God Shows the Way, Standard Publishing (Cincinnati, OH), 2006.

Crystal Bowman, A Star for Jesus, Zonderkidz (Grand Rapids, MI), 2006.

Beth Engelman Berner, Follow That Bee!, Piggy Toes Press (Inglewood, CA), 2006.

Lissa Rovetch, 1, 2, 3 Octopus and Me, Kindermusik International (Greensboro, NC), 2006.

Crystal Bowman, My Christmas Stocking: Filled with God's Love, Zonderkidz (Grand Rapids, MI), 2006.

Dandi Daley Mackall, Seeing Stars, Little Simon (New York, NY), 2006.

Crystal Bowman, An Easter Gift for Me, Zonderkidz (Grand Rapids, MI), 2007.

Megan McDonald, Daisy Jane, Best-ever Flower Girl, Random House (New York, NY), 2007.

Crystal Bowman, My Valentine Story: Giving My Heart to God, Zonderkidz (Grand Rapids, MI), 2007.

Dorothy Deprisco, Little School of Fishes, Piggy Toes Press (Inglewood, CA), 2007.

Alicia Zadrozny, Little Dino's Egg, Readers Digest Books, 2008.

Joanne Barkan, Frogs and Friends, Readers Digest Books, 2008.

Sidelights

A Canadian picture-book illustrator, Claudine Gévry studied graphic design at the University of Quebec, and then briefly worked as a designer for television before finding her niche in children's books. Her use of bright colors and cozy, round shapes, as well as her creation of endearing characters, give her art instant toddler appeal, and her illustration projects include many board-book titles. In addition to her work as a picture-book illustrator, where her images have been paired with

simple texts by writers such as Crystal Bowman, Dandi Daley Mackall, and Allia Zobel Nolan, Gévry serves as an art director for animation at the Film Board of Canada and also enjoys designing furniture and jewelry.

Calling Gévry's illustrations "richly colored" and noting her incorporation of foil accents within the pages, Carolyn Phelan wrote in her Booklist review of Mackall's Seeing Stars that "warm colors, simplified shapes, and rounded lines give … [the book's] outdoor scenes a cozy look." Megan McDonald's Daisy Jane, Best-ever Flower Girl, an easy reader about a girl whose dream of participating in a real wedding finally comes true, features "rounded forms and warm colors [that] give the pages an inviting look," according to Phelan. Another book featuring Gévry's art, Tanya Lee Stone's holiday abecederium M Is for Mistletoe: A Christmas Alphabet Book contains "softly textured pictures with cozy appeal," according to School Library Journal contributor Susan Patron.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, May 1, 2006, Carolyn Phelan, review of Seeing Stars, p. 86; February 15, 2007, Carolyn Phelan, review of Daisy Jane, Best-ever Flower Girl, p. 84.

School Library Journal, October, 2003, Susan Patron, review of M Is for Mistletoe: A Christmas Alphabet Book, p. 49.