Philippe Béha
# Philippe Béha

Philippe Béha (born 1950) is a French Canadian children's book writer and illustrator living in Quebec.

He was born in Casablanca to french parents, studied at the École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg [fr] and came to Quebec in 1976. He worked as a freelance visual designer for Radio-Canada before becoming a full-time illustrator. Béha has illustrated more than 180 children's books. In 1982, he was awarded the Prix Communication-Jeunesse for best illustration in the professional illustrator category. He was a finalist for the Prix du livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

## Selected works

* Seul au monde (1982) text by Robert Soulières [fr], received the Prix d’excellence from Graphisme Québec
* Le Voyage à la recherche du temps (1982) text by Lucie Ledoux, received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle [fr]
* Pipi dans le pot; Mes cheveux; J’aime Claire; Dors, petit ours (1983), text by Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier, received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle
* Grand-maman; Mon bébé-sœur; Où est ma tétine ?; Quand ça va mal (1983), text by Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier, received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for illustration
* Les Jeux de Pic-Mots (1988), received the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for illustration
* Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents ? (1989), text by Michel Luppens, received a Mr. Christie's Book Award
* J'aime les poèmes )2003), text by Henriette Major, received the Prix illustrations jeunesse GLV
* Pas si bête (2005), received the Prix du livre jeunesse des bibliothèques de Montréal [fr]
