Hélène Magisson is a critically acclaimed French-Australian illustrator of many books for children. Before Hélène turned to book illustration, she was a painting restorer in Paris, where she was also trained in the art of medieval illumination.
Hélène’s children’s books are widely known and loved across the world. Her timeless style lends itself beautifully to classics, such as The Velveteen Rabbit (New Frontier, 2021), and also universal contemporary stories, such as Before You Were Born written by Katrina Germein (HarperCollins, 2020).
Hélène is frequently recognised by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Most recently, she was awarded the CBCA 2020 Notable Picture Book of the Year Award for Little Puggle’s Song, written by Vikki Conley.
Recent awards include:
Before You Were Born by Katrina Germein, shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book Awards 2022
Claudette, first book as an author-illustrator, longlisted in the Australia Books Industry Awards 2021
Little Puggle’s Song written by Vikki Conley, CBCA 2020 Notable Picture Book of the Year
Slowly! Slowly! written by T.M. Clark, CBCA 2018 Notable Picture Book of the Year
Some interviews about her work:
Kids Book Review by Dimity Powell
Illustrator Australia by Jess Racklyeft
