Caroline Roque

• Name — Caroline Roque • Born — 27 April 1975 • Birthplace — Perpignan, France • Occupation — Writer • Partner — Bertrand Escaich • Awards — Prix Tangente des lycéens (2020) • Genre — Children's literature; Comics

Caroline Roque was born in 1975 in Perpignan. She studied there at the Lycée Arago. Eight years later, while in the final year of a PhD in chemistry at Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, she changed direction and devoted herself to writing. Together with Bertrand Escaich, she forms the duo Béka and writes several comic series for publishers including Bamboo Édition, Dargaud and Dupuis. They achieved notable public success in particular with Les Rugbymen, Studio Danse, and the Le jour où… series. Roque also writes children's novelizations of the comics series Les P’tits Rugbymen and Studio Danse for Bamboo Pocket. From 2017 onwards, together with Bertrand Escaich, she co-wrote Mission Capitale, a series of children's detective novels published by Rageot. Under her own name, she also writes illustrated picture books for younger children, published by Mijade and Auzou.

• Le Monstre sur le lit, with Grégoire Mabire, Éditions Mijade, 2018 • Une grand-mère formidable, with Estelle Meens, Mijade, 2019 • L'école des loups, with Grégoire Mabire, Mijade, 2020 • Le bisou de Justin, with Louis Thomas, Éditions Auzou, 2020 • Tarzan pou explorateur, with Charles Dutertre, Auzou, 2021

• Les Fourmidables (Vol. 2), art by Vincent Deporter, Bamboo Édition/Bamboo, 2001 • Les Rugbymen, 16 volumes, Bamboo Édition; art by Poupard (Alexandre Mermin) • Studio Danse, 10 volumes, Bamboo Édition; art by Crip • Dance Class, 9 volumes, Papercutz (USA); art by Crip; translated by Joe Johson • Les Petits Rugbymen – romans jeunesse, 5 volumes; art by Poupard; Bamboo Poche • Studio Danse – romans jeunesse, art by Crip; Bamboo Poche • Voyage en Chine, art by Marko, Bamboo, 2013 • Voyage en Inde, art by Marko, Bamboo, 2014 • GEO BD, art by Marko, Dargaud, 4 volumes • Planète Gaspard, 2 volumes; art by Domas; Bamboo, 2016 • Les Aventures de Teddy Riner, 3 volumes; art by Jikko; Dargaud, 2016 • Les Fées Valentines, 4 volumes; art by Crip; Dargaud, 2016 • Le jour où..., 7 volumes; art by Marko; Bamboo, 2016 • L'Atelier Détectives, 2 volumes; art by Sandrine Goalec; Bamboo, 2017 • Le Blog de..., 4 volumes; art by Grégoire Mabire; Bamboo, 2017 • Mission Capitale, 2 volumes; novels published by Rageot • Champignac, 3 volumes; art by David Etien; Dupuis • Les Tuniques Bleues, Vol. 65 L'Envoyé Spécial; art by José Luis Munuera; Dupuis