The Rustle
Charlotte ParentA newsletter about making picture books
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WIP: Sketches for Chagrin
I’m working on new books with my brother, Félix!
He writes poetry and fiction, mostly. We have made a zine together before, Autour, which you can read on my website.
I have been pestering him to write for kids for a while (years!). I ha...
The Invisible Being
In 2023, I published an illustrated story in Grilled Cheese, a bilingual magazine for kids printed on a riso press. I love working with Grilled Cheese: every issue is thoughtful and full of good stuff.
Launched in the spring of 2014, Gri...
Murielle: The Process - 5. Cover and endpapers
First off - here are some news I was dying to share! Muriel and the mystery will be coming out from Tundra in Fall 2026!!! Here is the cover (with hand-lettered type!), which I will share on Instagram shortly but wanted to show you first:...
Murielle: The Process - 4. Final illustrations
For the fourth post in this series on my picture book process for Murielle et le mystère, I’m taking you to Centre-du-Québec 🌾. I made the final illustrations for Murielle during the summer of 2024, which I spent at our house in a little v...
Murielle: The Process - 3. Finding the right medium
I really admire illustrators who take the time to play and experiment when they start a new book. I tend to be a little too task-oriented. For Murielle, I really wanted to take the time to explore a little.
This is the third post in a ser...
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I'm a picture book illustrator and author based in Montreal.
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