Danièle Bour

Danièle Bourdais (1939, Chaumont, France) is a French illustrator celebrated for co-creating the beloved Petit Ours Brun (Little Brown Bear) series with Claude Lebrun. A graduate of Nancy School of Arts, she ventured into children’s book illustration in 1972. Her work, Un Hiver dans la vie de gros ours, (A Winter in the Life of a Big Bear) earned her accolades, including the Golden Aiglon and a bronze medal at the Leipzig Book Fair. In 2021, she was awarded the highest French order of merit, civil or military, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur. Known globally for her enchanting characters, especially Little Brown Bear, Danièle Bour continues to weave magic through her illustrations. She is one of the contributing illustrators to My First Encyclopedia of Why?