Gabrielle Vincent

Monique Martin (alias Gabrielle Vincent; 9 September 1928 – 24 September 2000) was a Belgian writer and illustrator of children's books. She is most famous for the children's book series Ernest & Celestine.

Biography
Monique Martin was born in Brussels on 9 September 1928, and died there on 24 September 2000. Her nom de plume is derived from the first names of her grandparents, Gabrielle and Vincent.

She worked as a painter of water color before beginning a career in the 1980s as an illustrator with the series Ernest et Célestine, adapted for cinema in 2012.

Works

 * Un jour, un chien (1982)
 * Brel : 24 portraits (1989)
 * Carnet du désert (1992)
 * La Petite Marionnette (1992)
 * Lettre à une amie (1993)
 * Papouli et Federico - Le Grand Arbre (1994)
 * Papouli et Federico - A la mer (1994)
 *  Papouli et Federico - Dans la forêt (1994)
 * Au bonheur des chats (1995)
 * Je voudrais qu'on m'écoute (1995)
 * Au bonheur des ours (1995)
 * J'ai une lettre pour vous (1995)
 * La Montgolfière (1996)
 * Nabil (2004)
 * Le Violoniste (2006)
 * Désordre au paradis (2008)