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Picture Book · Ages 0–8 · March 15, 2022
Here We Come!
By Christine Davenier · With Janna Matthies
A boy's musical parade faces a storm. Will the fun end?
40 pages
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Christine Davenier
Biography
As a young girl growing up in Tours, France, Christine Davenier loved listening to her older sister read fairy tales aloud. But she frequently found herself wondering, What does the princess’s beautiful dress look like? or How exquisite are her jewels? Christine was left to her own imagination, for the books had few illustrations. So it comes as little surprise that today, Christine embraces her career as an illustrator. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to create the illustrations I dreamed about seeing as a child,” she says. When Christine was fourteen, she received her first box of watercolor paints, a gift from her grandmother. That was the beginning of many afternoons spent painting together in her grandmother’s garden. “My grandmother was an extraordinary woman,” Christine says. “Even though she worked in an office all her life, she was an artist through and through. She shared everything she knew about color—in painting and in life. Her wisdom and talent still inspire me today.” She has illustrated many picture books, including The Other Dog by Madeline L’Engle and The Very Fairy Princess series by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. Christine lives in Paris, France.
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36
Illustrated
21
Collaborators
Picture books
23
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Publication timeline from 1935 to 2022.
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Book type breakdown: 23 picture books, 13 chapter books.
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Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen
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The Sleepover
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Collaborators
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across Christine Davenier's books.