Bonjour!

 

Thank you for your visit. Here are a few tidbits about me:

 

• I was born in Casablanca in 1960 and grew up in France. I have lived longer in the US than I lived in France. And yet, my accent gives me away very quickly!
• After high school, I became a school teacher and read and drew for my students. I loved teaching but I also wanted to study art. 
• In 1980, I went to New York City for a year and studied at the Art Students League. Back in France, I studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. It is during these years that I discovered — or re-discovered — the magic of children’s books. 
• I moved to the US in my 20s, and now live in the beautiful Hudson Valley with my partner, Barbara Lehman. Barbara is also an author-illustrator of books for young readers.
• I started my career in books for young children with the illustrations for a Raffi Song to Read: Wheels on the Bus.
• I grew up reading popular French comics — or graphic novels.  When the form became more popular in the US, I embraced it wholeheartedly and found it the perfect way to tell my stories.
• Some things I love: books, movies, art (ethnographic art, medieval art, contemporary art, street art, outsider art, book art, children’s art, etc), strolls in town or in nature, drawing and doing collages.

Hear how to pronounce my name here.

 

If you have questions or comments, please e-mail me:

sylviekant – at – gmail – dot – com

 

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I would love to hear from you!