Anne Villeneuve (illustrator)

Anne Villeneuve (born September 7, 1966) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books who lives in Quebec.

Life
She was born in Montreal and studied design and illustration at CEGEP Dawson. She was a finalist in the Communication-Jeunesse/Culinar competition. Villeneuve also has done artwork for scenery for Cirque du Soleil shows, murals for Red Bull and posters for the Dairy Farmers of Canada.

Selected works

 * Arthur's Dad (1991), text by Ginette Anfousse,
 * Une gardienne pour Étienne (1998),
 * L'Écharpe Rouge (1999), translated as The Red Scarf (2005),
 * Me voilà! (2004), text by Nathalie Savaria,
 * Le nul et la chipie (2004), text by ,
 * Chère Traudi (2008),
 * Loula et la recette fantasformidable, translated as Loula and the Sister Recipe (2014),
 * Loula part pour l'Afrique, translated as Loula is Leaving for Africa (2014),

Awards

 * 1998: won a Mr. Christie's Book Award for Une gardienne pour Étienne.
 * 1999: won the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration for The Red Scarf.
 * 1999: won the Prix Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles de littérature de jeunesse for The Red Scarf.
 * 1999: was shortlisted for a Mr. Christie's Book Award for The Red Scarf.
 * 2004: won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for Le nul et la chipie.
 * 2008: won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for Chère Traudi.
 * 2014: won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award for Loula is Leaving for Africa.
 * 2014: shortlisted for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for Loula is Leaving for Africa.