Elise Gravel

From doodles to masterpieces, anything goes in this celebration of artistic fun!Celebrated author and illustrator Elise Gravel invites all budding creatives to use humorous story-starters and picture prompts to create their own masterpieces. Whether it's sketching an all-original zany monster, creating a comic strip or scripting a conversation between two insects, kids of all ages will love letting their creative...

Olga, the animal-loving girl scientist, returns in a second laugh-out-loud adventure for fans of Tom Gates, Barry Loser, and Timmy Failure. Olga: We're Out of Here! follows Olga's trip to outer space, which is postponed when her possibly-alien but definitely-cute pet, Meh, comes down with a case of the Pink-Pox. Meh is acting weird: she won’t eat olives, sleeps for...

Everybody! has strengths, flaws, feelings, ideas, and needs. Everybody! Everybody is unique and different. But we are all more similar than we think. Just like you: everybody has fears. Everybody has moments of joy ... and moments of sadness. Everybody makes mistakes ... and can fix them. And, just like you, everybody needs to feel safe and valued.

It’s My Body! There are all kinds of bodies. They come in different shapes and colours. They can do different things. Your body is your best friend! But every body needs to be respected and celebrated.

A hilarious twist to the perpetual question: Who made this mess? When Dad asks who left socks all over the place, a brother and sister insist that it was Not Me. Dad is quite sure that the kids are not telling the truth, until he is introduced to Not Me, who in turn accuses Not True, who exposes the real...

Head lice, the worm, the bat, the rat... Learn about these often-considered disgusting creatures in this hilarious illustrated nonfiction series by award-winning author and illustrator, Elise Gravel! En la colección Animalejos encontraremos a animales de los que no se suele hablar. Algunos dicen que son feos y otros que son desagradables. El piojo, el gusano, el murciélago, la rata... Todos...

Can peanuts give you super strength? Were unicorns discovered on the moon? Did Martians really invade New Jersey? For anyone who has ever encountered outrageous stories like these and wondered whether they were true, this funny, yet informative book breaks down what fake news is, why people spread it, and how to tell what is true and what isn’t. With...

Appeared on Best of 2018 lists from Quill & Quire and the Globe and Mail! “Although the fungi are anthropomorphized with cartoon eyes and goofy grins, the research behind the book is real.” - The Globe & Mail 100 Best Books of 2018 “Gravel turns adventures in mushroom hunting into scintillating reading material.” - Quill & Quire Best Kids' Books...

Growing up is always just a little too much for a kid to handle, but taking your time is all it takes. Tweeny-bopper Elise knows she's different, but kind of just chalks it up to being a weirdo. And in the 90s, who isn't? Other girls might be shifting their attention to boys, but Elise is putting the freeze on...

Third in the laugh-out-loud cartoon novel series about animal-scientist Olga and her alien pet, MEH. When Olga opens her fridge to find that her beloved alien pet MEH has become mum to seven baby olgamuses, she has a whole new experiment on her hands. Caring for babies is not a task for wimps, particularly when there are seven of them...

Saturdays make Ada cranky. That’s because Saturday is the day Ada has ballet class. Stretch! She kicks. Twirl! She swats. Jump! She flops. “I hate ballet!” Ada says. And it doesn’t seem like that’s going to change anytime soon. The Cranky Ballerina by Elise Gravel is a delightful tale of a young girl who struggles with the rigours of ballet,...

Simple, accessible, and direct, this picture book is perfect for kids and parents or teachers to read together, opening the door to conversations about gender stereotypes and everyone's right to be their true selves. Is it okay for boys to cry? Can girls be strong? Should girls and boys be given different toys to play with and different clothes to...

A smart and funny cartoon journal series starring Olga - girl-scientist-in-training - and her new pet MEH (species unknown). Olga, animal-scientist-in-training, knows for sure that animals are better than humans. When she grows up, she will be known as Genius Professor Olga and will probably invent some new species herself. When she finds a pink, hairy creature living in her...

There are many ways to be a kid...Active and entertaining characters drawn in the author Elise Gravel's signature style will elicit giggles from kids and adults alike as they highlight all the weird and wonderful ways to be a kid.Short and sweet, You Can Be is a gentle reminder to embrace diversity in yourself and others, to be kind, and...