Isabelle Arsenault is an internationally renowned children’s book illustrator whose work has won many awards and much praise from critics. Her books include the graphic novels Jane, the Fox and Me and Louis Undercover by Fanny Britt, Spork and Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, Cloth Lullaby by Amy Novesky (BolognaRagazzi Award 2017) and Colette’s Lost Pet, which marked her debut as an author. She has won the prestigious Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature three times, and three of her picture books were named as The New York Times’s Best Illustrated Books of the Year. The poetry expressed through Isabelle Arsenault’s graphic universe, the gentle flow of her lines and the overall charm of her books have made her one of Canada’s best-known and esteemed illustrators.
Picturebook Makers - Sharing the creative process behind the book Jane, the Fox and me.
Art of the Picture Book - Interview
Awards
2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominated candidate
2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominated candidate
Hans Christian Andersen Award shortlist 2020
Prix des Écoles - Angoulême International Comics Festival 2020 (Albert’s Quiet Quest)
Governor General’s Literary Award:
Winner 2013 (Jane, the Fox and Me)
Winner 2012 (Virginia Wolf)
Winner, 2005 (Le Cœur de Monsieur Gaugin)
Selected for inclusion in Best American Comics 2019 (Louis Undercover)
New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Books of the year:
2019 (Just Because)
2013 (Jane, the Fox, and Me)
2011 (Migrant)
BolognaRagazzi Award 2017 - Special Section Art books (Cloth Lullaby)
ACBD award 2017 (Louis Undercover)
IBBY Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award 2013 (Jane, the Fox, and Me)
Joe Shuster Award - Outstanding artist 2013 (Jane, the Fox, and Me)
Winner of the Libris Award for Young Readers Book of the Year 2014 (Jane, the Fox, and Me)
Selected for inclusion in Best American Comics 2014 (Jane, the Fox and Me)
Contact
For any publishing queries, please contact Kirsten Hall at Catbird Agency
For all other inquiries info @ isabellearsenault.com