Nadine Robert, the founder of the publishing house Comme des géants, has always had a strong passion for illustrated children's books that have a powerfully built narrative approach combined with strong images. She is a recipient of the 2022 Governor General's Award for her story Clover, and has received Best Book of the Year honors from Kirkus and a New York Times /New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book award. She lives in Montréal with her family. Brigitte Henry is a hands-on multidisciplinary artist from Montréal. She is known for her work with musicians Patrick Watson and Lhasa de Sela, filmmaker Guy Maddin, Clyde Henry Productions, and others. Henry has long loved to tinker and always enjoyed creating miniature sets where characters come to life.
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