Josée Bisaillon - Illustrator
As a young girl, Josée loved drawing cats and houses. She really enjoyed school and always returned home full of stories to tell (and, of course, to draw!). She liked being in the classroom so much that she pursued her education all the way to university, where she studied graphic design. It was there that she fell in love with illustration.
Since that time, with scissors and brushes in hand, Josée has illustrated more than 30 picture books. She also illustrates for magazines and newspapers.
Josée lives just outside of Montreal with her family, their hairless cat and many characters she created.
Eat, Leo! Eat!
2016 - CCBC Choices List, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Winner
2015 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
Leap!
2018 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner
2017 - Best Picture Books of 2017, Kirkus Reviews, Winner
The Boreal Forest
2021 - Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed
2020 - Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2020, Chicago Public Library, Winner
2020 - OLA Best Bets, Ontario Library Association, Winner
Picture Books
Poem in My Pocket, 2021
Leap!, 2017
Eat, Leo! Eat!, 2015
A Fish Named Glub, 2014
Non-fiction
The Boreal Forest, 2020