Céline Malépart was born in Montreal on a beautiful autumn day in 1961. She suspects that those first bright fall colors inspired her lifelong passion for art. 

Following that colorful day, she was further encouraged by some wonderful art teachers, and went on to study graphic arts and illustration at Concordia University in Montreal. In the eighteen years since, her artwork has appeared in magazines, school texts, and advertisements throughout North America.

Céline has now been illustrating children’s books for five years, and her pictures can be found in stories about all sorts of things: flowers and children and cats and dogs and moms and dads and birds and shoes and spaghetti and dragons and monsters and ghosts and even little hats. She has published several picture books in French, two of which have been translated into English: Theodore the Millipede and Poof! Baby Ghost. Sally Dog Little is her first English book.  In September 2003, Céline teamed up again with the irreverent Bill Richardson for the return of that captivating canine in Sally Dog Little: Undercover Agent.

Céline lives in Montreal with her family. She has two children (who also draw whenever they can) and three very talkative cats. She loves the taste of wild rice and anything spicy. She hates roasted marshmallows, but loves a campfire. Though she enjoys the sight and smell of flowers in the summer, her favorite season is still autumn, full of leaves to gather and colorful sweaters to keep out the cold.

Anique et Ludovix le phénix (Dominique et compagnie)

Hazarius Lapupuce (Dominique et compagnie)

Mon chien Gruyère (Les éditions 400 coups)

La fée des orteils (Dominique et compagnie)

Anique et Irène la sirène (Dominique et compagnie)

La dame et la licorne (Dominique et compagnie)

Médor et le Cadeau Piquant (Dominique et compagnie)
La Fôret des Gôrets (Les 400 Coups)
Les Bisous Tout Doux (La Courte Échelle)
Marie Louve-Garou (Dominique et compagnie)
Bonne Nuit, Gabou! (Les 400 Coups) - First Place Palmères
Isidor Suzor (Dominique et compagnie) - Chronos Vacances Prize
Mon Père est un Jupi (La Courte Échelle)
Recette de Fille à la Sauce Princesse (Les 400 coups)
Lancelot le Dragon (Dominique et compagnie)
Theodore the Millipede (Picture Window Books)

L’Heritage de Julien (La Courte Echelle)

Le Don de Jonathan (La Courte Echelle)
Sally Dog Little: Undercover Agent (Annick Press)

Jeanne La Terrienne (La Courte Échelle)

But If They Do (Annick Press)
Sally Dog Little (Annick Press)
Le Livre de Jog (La Courte Echelle)
Poof! Baby Ghost (Dominique and Friends) – Lux Quebec (Honorable Mention), GL&V (Children’s Illustration Prize)