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Claude Ponti

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Claude Ponti

Aliases: Claude Ponticelli

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-11-22 （Lunéville, Lorraine, France）
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Lunéville (birthplace) → Vosges countryside (age 8) → Aix-en-Provence (art school) → Strasbourg (literature and archaeology) → Paris

Career

Occupations
Children's author, Illustrator, Newspaper cartoonist, Artistic director
Active Years
1986-2025
Affiliations
L'École des loisirs, Gallimard, Le Muz
Influenced By
Lewis Carroll
Nominations
Hans Christian Andersen Award Illustration category 2008, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2022, 2023

Education

Fine Arts school in Aix-en-Provence
Fine Arts
Period: 1967頃
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: France
Diploma in 1967
University in Strasbourg
Literature and archaeology / Literature and archaeology
Country: France

Awards

Prix Sorcières
1988
Work: Adèle s’en mêle
Category: Toddlers category
Organization: Prix Sorcières committee
Result: 受賞
Prix Sorcières
1992
Work: Broutille
Category: First Readings category
Organization: Prix Sorcières committee
Result: 受賞
Prix Sorcières
1997
Work: Sur la branche
Category: Toddlers category
Organization: Prix Sorcières committee
Result: 受賞
Prix Sorcières
2006
Work: All works
Organization: Prix Sorcières committee
Result: 受賞
SGDL Grand Prix pour l'Œuvre
2025
Work: All works
Organization: SGDL
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

L'Album d'Adèle

1986 Children's book

First book made for his daughter Adèle.

FamilyImagination
Translations
  • English: Adele's Album

Ma Vallée / My Valley

1989 Children's book

A lushly illustrated world of imagination.

NatureAdventure
Translations
  • English: My Valley
  • Korean translation

Broutille

1992 Children's novel

Children's novel.

GrowthFriendship

L'Arbre Sans Fin

1992 Children's book

The endless tree story.

InfinityDiscovery
Translations
  • Korean translation by Jung-im Yoon

Bibliography

  • L'Album d'Adèle (1986)
  • Adèle s’en mêle (1987)
  • Ma Vallée (1989)

Translations of Works

  • Translated into 13 languages including English, Spanish, German

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dream-like story structureHumorous touchInvented wordsPuns and wordplayDual audience for children and adults
Recurring Motifs
Initiatory journeysChildren's imaginationDetailed illustrationsHidden messages

Health

  • Mild dyslexia
    生涯
    Did not hinder creation, perhaps a strength
  • Childhood sexual abuse trauma
    6歳時、25歳で告白
    Traumatized, disbelieved by parents, kicked out; source for works

Legacy

Iconic French children's author-illustrator known for lush visuals and poetic stories. Creator of Le Muz virtual museum. Works translated worldwide.

In Popular Culture

  • Illustrated Pomme's album Consolation
  • Drawing panel with Tony Ross on Alice

Quotes

  • My stories are like tales, always in the fantasy, they talk about the 'inside life' and childhood feelings...
    Source: On his own books

Trivia

  • Left-handed
  • Middle of three boys
  • Daughter Adèle is podcast producer
  • Artistic director of Imagerie of Épinal