Dorothée de Monfreid (born 1973) is a French author and illustrator. She worked as a

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, before beginning to work on children's books. She is best known for illustrating ''I Really Want to Eat a Child''. In addition to her work on children's books, Dorothée also creates comics and is an accomplished

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player. She lives and works in Paris.

Recent English publications

*2014 – ''The Cake'', 32pp., *2015 – ''Shhh! I'm Sleeping'', 24pp., *2016 – ''A Day With Dogs'', 64pp.,

References

External links

Dorothée's blogEnglish author page
1973 births Living people French children's book illustrators French children's writers French women children's writers 21st-century French women writers French women children's book illustrators French graphic designers French women graphic designers {{France-writer-stub