Portrait de Orbie - crédit photo Jean-François Lamoureux
Photo Credit : Jean-François Lamoureux

Biography

Born in Québec City, Orbie has lived in Cap d’Espoir, Gaspésie, since 2005. A self-learner, she has worked as an illustrator for over 14 years. 

In 2014, she illustrated her first children’s book, “The little pig, the bicycle, and the moon” (Simon & Shuster), which won the Quebec Booksellers Prize, 0-5 Years, and has been translated in multiple countries across the globe. She has also worked on “Sloth at the Zoom” (Owl Kids Books) and many other books in French, her mother tongue. 

Her first book as author and illustrator,  “The Clothesline“, published in October 2019, won the Peuplier Awards and was finalist at the Harry Black (TD) prize and the Quebec Booksellers Prize, 0-5 Years.

One of his latest french book, as author, La fin des poux, has won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards, the Montreal’s libraries children’s book award and has been nominated to the Governor General’s Literary Awards.

Since becoming a mom, Orbie has created multiple illustrated tools on motherhood which have become very popular, like the well-known “Cheat sheet for a physiological birth” and the “Baby Sign language poster”.

She regularly visits various schools to offer workshops, sharing her passion of illustrating books and comics with students. It’s a part of her job that she loves and which greatly inspires her.

Awards and Distinctions

2022

– TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (French) – La fin des poux
– Montreal’s libraries children’s book Award, La fin des poux
– Nomination – Governor General’s Literary Awards – Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books, La fin des poux
– Nomination – Unicef kids literature Award, Attends, je vais t’aider
– Honour Book #1 & Nomination – Peuplier Award, La morve au nez
– Nomination – Peuplier Award, Clovis a peur des nuages
– Nomination – Quebec Booksellers Award, 6-11 years old, Orbie, dessine-moi un Billibouton

2021

Artist of the year Award, CALQ, Gaspesie-les-Îles

2020

Peuplier Award, The Clothesline
– Nomination – Harry Black Award, The Clothesline
– Nomination – Artist of the year, CALQ, Gaspesie-les-Îles
– Honour Book #1 & Nomination – Blue Spruce Awards, A sloth at the Zoom
– Nomination – Quebec Booksellers Award, 0-5 years old, The Clothesline

2019

– Nomination – Harry Black Award, On a un problème avec Lilou la loutre

2018

– First & Best – TPL (Toronto public librairies), A sloth at the Zoom

2015

– Quebec Booksellers Award, 0-5 years old, The little pig, the bicycle and the moon

2010

– Second prize, Hachette Canada Cartoon contest, Histoire de pêche

Bibliography (in English)

2019

The Clothesline, Owl kids books, 2019

2018

– The little pig, the bicycle, and the moon, Pierrette Dubé, Simon & Shuster, 2018
– Sloth at the zoom, Elaine Becker, Owl kids books, 2018

Bibliographie (in French)

2023

– Le Cumulus Machinus, Ugo Monticone, La Courte échelle
– Le tiroir des bas tous seuls, Éditions les 400 coups

2022

Orbie, dessine-moi un billibouton, Frédérick Wolfe, Éditions Fonfon

2021

– La fin des poux?, Éditions les 400 coups
– Attends, je vais t’aider !, Charlotte Bellière, Éditions Alice Jeunesse
– Est-ce que Clovis est un papillon ?, Guylaine Guay, Éditions de la Bagnole
– La morve au nez, Éditions les 400 coups

2020

Pas de chevaliers pour les pirates (Sven le Terrible), Rhéa Dufresne, Les 400 coups
Clovis a peur des nuages, Guylaine Guay, Éditions de la Bagnole

2019

Clovis est toujours tout nu, Guylaine Guay, Éditions de la Bagnole
Un paresseux au Zooum, Elaine Becker, Éditions Scholastic

2018

Pas de princesse pour les pirates (Sven le Terrible), Rhéa Dufresne, Les 400 coups

2017

Pas de vacances pour les pirates (Sven le Terrible), Rhéa Dufresne, Les 400 coups
Chloé et les animaux, Chloé Varin, Éditions Fonfon
Fée Chloé, Chloé Varin, Éditions Fonfon
L’Halloween de Chloé, Chloé Varin, Éditions Fonfon
Chloé part en voyage, Chloé Varin, Éditions Fonfon[/ezcol_4fifth_end]

2014

Les vacances, Rhéa Dufresne, Éditions de l’Isiatis

2010

Partie de Pêche, Collectif, Bande dessinée, Glénat Québec