Christine Davenier worked as a teacher for three years before illustrating her first book in France in 1988. Since 1999, Christine has also been illustrating books in the United States. Her energetic style and exuberant characters have helped her books garner Parents' Choice and Booksense Top Ten awards. In 2002, The First Thing My Mama Told Me (North-South) was chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. More recently, books in the Very Fairy Princess series (Little, Brown), written by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, have spent several weeks on the New York Times and Publishers Weekly children's bestseller lists. Christine has also illustrated bestsellers by Judith Viorst, Jack Prelutsky, Kimberly Willis Holt, Madeline L'Engle, Peter Yarrow, and Amanda Peet, as well as the Iris and Walter series Miss Lina's Ballerinas series.
Can Chu hold back his sneezes at school?! From the funny and friendly picture book series from the brilliant combo of da... MoreChu's First Day at School
Gerry is asked to be the flower girl in Aunt Sue's wedding, and she couldn't be more excited. Her imagination runs wi... MoreThe Very Fairy Princess: Here Comes the Flower Girl!
It's Valentine's Day, one of Geraldine's favorite times of year! She gets out her very best glitter to make cards for h... MoreThe Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart
Gerry has a week off from school for Spring Break, and she's given a very special job - watching over the class pet, Hou... MoreThe Very Fairy Princess: Teacher's Pet
The end of the school year is here, and Very Fairy Princess Gerry is getting ready to graduate! She always loves a celeb... MoreThe Very Fairy Princess: Graduation Girl!
It's almost Christmas, and for Geraldine that means it's time for snowflakes, presents, and decorations galore. When her... MoreThe Very Fairy Princess: A Fairy Merry Christmas
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