François David

François David is a French writer, living in Normandy.

François David written in various kinds and for a very varied public. Several of its texts were adapted for the scene. Its books are translated in many languages. In 2002, it received the Octogonal Prix for the Children of the moon and the sun . He is the founder of the editions Motus . Today, he lives in Cotentin where he teaches the theater.

Its works

• the Peace pipe of peace , illustrations of Andre François, Lo Païs , 2002: poetry for the children as from nine years;

• the Pony and the jockey , illustrations of Michel Butcher, Lo Païs , 2001: album, for the children as from six years, full with humor and which recall by its word games Oulipo or certain counting rhymes which take again a sentence since its origin by adding each time to it a new word;

• Children of the moon and the sun , illustrations of Henri Galeron, Motus , 2001: album, for the children as from five years, - whose topic is the interbreeding, the affection and the caresses;

• the Commercial one of sand , illustrations of Quentin Van Gijsel, Nathan , 2000: for the children as from three years;

• Small poems of the love , illustrations of Bruno Heitz, Lo Païs , 1999;

• the Birch of Spitz , illustrations of Laurent Corvaisier, Nathan , 1999: a generous and ecological tale exploiting the homonymies - family, unemployment, tree, city - for the children as from 5 years;

• the Head in the clouds , illustrations of Marc Solal, Motus , 1999: album for the children as from four years, according to photographs of clouds, in which the young reader can recognize the forms. A short poetic text, in the form of riddle, gives an index;

• Counting rhymes to seize the ball with the jump , illustrations of Yves Besnier, Actes Sud junior , 1999;

• Counting rhymes to give its language to the cat , illustrations of Henri Galeron, Actes Sud Junior , 1998;

• Counting rhymes under a capital , illustrations of Rozier-Gaudriault, Actes Sud junior , 1997;

• What I have in the head , illustrations of Zaü, Flammarion , 1997: album for the children as from five years. A mother in anger shouts with her child “Who is you have in the head? ” The small one takes this expression literally and seeks: word game and expressions;

• a Small Flame in the nuit', illustrations of Henri Galeron, Bayard , 1996;

• a Grain of salt in the stars , illustrations of Gilles Pennaneac' H, Motus , 1992: collection of poetries for the children as from five years;

• blue Sun , illustrations of Christophe Robe, Motus , 1991.