Among my childhood treasures that I keep most fondly highlighted always "Beech " and "A happy day ," both written by Pearl S. Buck :
These two books brought the Kings to me when I was small and included two other magical stories, " The Ghost of Christmas "and" The wonderful night .
Stories that since then, I've read over and over again. But I almost liked the beautiful illustrations that adorn this reading ...
Over time, I became interested in the artist's so magical illustrations. Because he knew his name, Marcel Marlier .
Marcel Marlier is an artist and illustrator born November 18, 1930 ago today 80 years, Herseaux (Belgium). age of 16 decided to enroll in decorative art Saint-Luc de Tournai . Finishing his studies with the greatest distinction, returned there as a teacher two years later.
Interested in finding talented artists to illustrate books for children of school age, the Belgian publication " The Try à Namur" organized a drawing contest. Marcel was presented to it and won.
From this resulted in two books, "Je lis avec Michel et Nicole " and "Je calculate avec Michel et Nicole, who guided a generation of children in Belgium during its first five years school. Marlier The subsequent collaboration with " The Try à Namur" lasted more than 25 years.
Casterman, a Belgian publisher, knew in 1951 Marlier drawings and offered to be the illustrator of children's books.
And in 1969, appeared another series of books starring had two other children, Jean-Lou and Sophie .
In 1954, Marcel Marlier began illustrating books by Gilbert Delahaye on one character, Martine , a girl of eight years.
This collection brings together books and over fifty arguments and has sold over 80 million copies in 30 languages.
A wonderful world that offers us Marcel Marlier, full of magic, tenderness and color.
Thank you, Marcel, for joining all these years with your wonderful pictures. And very happy 80.
Thank you, Marcel, for joining all these years with your wonderful pictures. And very happy 80.
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