Desputeaux`s baby Caillou is back

HÉLÈNE DESPUTEAUX
AND HER COLOURFUL LITTLE WORLD MAKE A COMEBACK
It is with great pleasure that de sp u te a ux + a u b i n production house and Les 400 C o u p s
publishers announce that Hélène Desputeaux and her colourful little world return. After a
long pause of more than ten years, baby Caillou’s mommy picks up her pens, her brushes and
her inks to make a big comeback to the literary scene. More passionate than ever, Hélène
Desputeaux returns with her colourful little world, to the great joy of children and herself.
Toddlers will happily rediscover Desputeaux’s Caillou with three little cardboard books,
improved reprints, written and illustrated by the new production house: desp u te a ux+ a u b i n.
Desputeaux’s baby Caillou is bac k
To speak to children and simply let them to dream, here is, once again,
baby Caillou, from Desputeaux’s colourful little world, in three reprints,
written and illustrated by Hélène Desputeaux: “Caillou that’s me!”,
“Caillou, my mommy and me” and “ Caillou, my daddy and me”. The
little reader will therefore rediscover Desputeaux’s Caillou, a lovable
baby with a dear little face, as well as a cast of pleasing characters, and
colourful, lively and imaginative illustrations. The Caillou books from
Desputeaux are published by desp u t ea ux + a u b i n production house.
Caillou, the cute and chubby little baby, imagined and created by Hélène Desputeaux in
1989, displays his creator’s unique style: simple lines, a clean setting and shimmering colours.
A soft graphic ambiance, where each picture tells a story, sweet though meaningful, thanks to
the pure and delicate illustrations.
The new pro duction ho use « desputeaux + aubin »
Hélène Desputeaux and her baby Caillou return with her own production house de sp u te a ux
+ a u b i n : a new production house that is building on Hélène Desputeaux’s unique and
original style, for which she is renowned.
de s p u te a ux + a u b i n is an artistic, proudly independent and non-subsidized production
space employed by its two founders: Hélène Desputeaux and Michel Aubin. By creating
de s p u te a ux + a u b i n, Hélène Desputeaux and Michel Aubin have given a name to a
signature, a renowned graphic style. They are making official a common passion of
imagining artwork destined to children, that has been theirs for these past 30 years …
Moreover, they have given themselves the right and the means of creating, producing,
distributing and protecting their artwork. Thanks to de sp u te a ux + a u b i n, Hélène
Desputeaux and Michel Aubin, more passionate and freer than ever, rediscover the pleasure of
simply letting kids dream!
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