Hélène Desputeaux
Hélène Desputeaux (born July 10, 1959) is a Canadian educator, writer and illustrator from Quebec.
Also recorded as Helene Desputeaux
Hélène Desputeaux
- Name
- Hélène Desputeaux
- Born
- 10 July 1959
- Birthplace
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- Illustrator
- Spouse
- Michel Aubin
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Laval University · Université du Québec à Montréal
- Languages
- French
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Hélène Desputeaux (born July 10, 1959) is a Canadian educator, writer and illustrator from Quebec.
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Key facts
• Name — Hélène Desputeaux • Born — 10 July 1959 • Birthplace — Quebec City, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — Illustrator • Notable Works — Caillou (1989–present) • Spouse — Michel Aubin • Children — 2
Career
Career
Desputeaux has produced more than 100 children's books. In 1995, she received the Médaille Raymond-Blais for her body of work. Desputeaux and the publisher Éditions Chouette went to court to resolve a dispute over the ownership of the Caillou character. A Quebec arbitrator found that the character was jointly owned. This decision was reversed by the Quebec Court of Appeal, which found that the arbitrator could not rule on the question of copyright, but the appeal court's ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Selected works
Selected works
• The Emperor's New Clothes (1984), text by Hans Christian Andersen • Purple, Green, and Yellow (1992), text by Robert Munsch • Caillou, la petite soeur and Caillou, le petit pot, text by Joceline Sanschagrin; received the Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1993 • Where is Gah-Ning? (1994), text by Robert Munsch
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Personal life
Desputeaux married children's author Michel Aubin; they have two daughters.
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