Benjamin Lacombe

Benjamin Lacombe

Benjamin Lacombe (born July 12, 1982 in Paris , France ) is a French author , illustrator and draftsman .

Life

Benjamin Lacombe, studied graphic arts at the Paris École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and worked at the same time as an advertising and comic artist. He works for international publishers and has illustrated and written picture books. Benjamin Lacombe lives in Paris.

In 2001 he attended the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, where he did his artistic training. During his studies he worked in advertising and animation and drew his first comic and illustrated books. The first book he is author and illustrator of was written in 2006. It is called "Cherry Cherry" and is a children's book. The following year it is published by Walker Books (USA) and was named one of the 10 best children's books of 2007 in the USA by the prestigious weekly Time Magazine. Benjamin Lacombe has written and illustrated many books. He has worked with publishers Albin Michel, Barefoot Books (USA), Edelvivives (Spain), Hemingway Korea (Korea), Milan, MaxMilo, Sarbacane Sun Walker Books (USA) and Jugend Threshold. Benjamin's works are often exhibited, e.g. B. In: Ad Hoc Art (New York), L'Art de rien (Paris), Daniel Maghen (Paris), Dorothy Circus (Rome), Maruzen (Tokyo) etc.

Works

Books

• Le maître chat (text by Charles Perrault), Édition Hatier 2003
• Le petit chaperon rouge Édition Seuil Jeunesse 2004
• Cerise Griotte Édition Seuil Jeunesse 2006
• Longs cheveux Édition Talents Hauts 2006
• Pourquoi la carapace de la tortue? (Text by Mimi Barthélémy), édition Seuil Jeunesse 2006
• Raconte-moi encore un conte (compilation) édition Tourbillon 2007
• Destins de chiens (text by Sébastien Perez), Édition Max Milo Jeunesse 2007
• La funeste nuit d'Ernest (text by Sébastien Perez), Édition Sarbacane 2007
• Les amants papillon Édition Seuil Jeunesse 2007
• La petite sorcière (text by Sébastien Perez), Édition Seuil Jeunesse 2008
• Le Grimoire de Sorcières (text by Sébastien Perez) Édition Seuil Jeunesse 2008
• L'enfant silence (text by Cécile Roumiguière), Édition Seuil Jeunesse 2008
• Les contes macabres (text by Edgar Allan Poe ), Édition Seuil Jeunesse 2009
• Blues Bayou (illustrated by Daniela Cytryn), Milan Jeunesse Éditions 2009
• Blanche-Neige , Éditions Milan 2010
• L'Herbier des Fées (text by Sébastien Perez), Les Éditions Albin Michel 2012
• Ondine , Les Éditions Albin Michel 2012
• Swinging Christmas (text by Olivia Ruiz ), Les Éditions Albin Michel 2012
• Madame Butterfly , Les Éditions Albin Michel 2013
• Leonardo & Salaï. Première part. Il Salaïno , Editions Soleil 2014

comics

• L'esprit du temps 2 volumes, Édition Soleil 2003 and 2005

Publications in German translation

• Lisbeth and the legacy of witches (text by Sébastien Perez), Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-941087-58-3 .
• Uncanny stories (text by Edgar Allan Poe ), Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-941787-03-2 .
• Snow White (text by the Brothers Grimm ), Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-941787-39-1 .
• The Elven Determination Book (text by Sébastien Perez), Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-941787-84-1 .
• Undine (based on the story by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué ), Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2013. ISBN 978-3-941087-21-7 .
• Swinging Christmas (based on a story by Olivia Ruiz ), Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2013. ISBN 978-3-942787-05-5 .
• Lisbeth, the little witch , Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2013. ISBN 978-3-942787-10-9 .
• Madame Butterfly , Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2014. ISBN 978-3-942787-22-2 .
• Leonardo & Salaï (with illustrations by Paul Echegoyen), Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2015. ISBN 978-3-942787-51-2

Awards

• 2012: Toad of the Month for December for The Elven Determination Book (with Sebastien Perez)

Web links

Commons : Benjamin Lacombe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.benjaminlacombe.com/
• Literature by and about Benjamin Lacombe in the catalog of the German National Library