Together

Together we are stronger.

Together we can make a difference.

And together we make a community.

With her signature quirky monsters, beloved children’s book author Elise Gravel explains the importance of working together and creating community. Other people take care of us when we’re sick or hurt, teach us things, and protect us. They help us in many ways, even if being surrounded by other people can sometimes make us feel bad or angry.

Poignant and relevant, Elise emphasizes the importance of friendship, creating support systems, and how through connection and support, we can ensure that everyone in our communities is taken care of and safe. Our communities take care of us and we have to take care of our communities.

ELISE GRAVEL has won a Governor General's Award for illustration, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, the Rights and Freedoms Award from the Quebec Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, two Applied Arts Awards and a Grafika Award. She also was short-listed for Mr. Christie's Book Award. She has written and illustrated over 30 books for children in both French and English including Not Me, Everybody! and It's My Body! Elise lives in Montreal, Quebec.

ELISE GRAVEL has won a Governor General's Award for illustration, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, the Rights and Freedoms Award from the Quebec Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, two Applied Arts Awards and a Grafika Award. She also was short-listed for Mr. Christie's Book Award. She has written and illustrated over 30 books for children in both French and English including Not Me, Everybody! and It's My Body! Elise lives in Montreal, Quebec.