Sylvie Kantorovitz was born in Casablanca, Morocco, and grew up in France. Sylvie has illustrated many picture books, including the bestseller, Wheels on the Bus, a Raffi Song to Read. Her latest book is Sylvie, a middle-grade graphic-novel about her young years in France. Sylvie has been called “enchanting and witty” (School Library Journal), “a delightful graphic-novel memoir of artistic coming-of-age for children ages 8-14.” (Wall Street Journal). https://sylviekantorovitz.com/

Sylvie is a Bank Street Best Book of the Year and a Junior Library Guild selection.

3 Fun Facts

1. I have painted a large street mural in Albany.
2. No matter how long I have lived in the US, my French accent is here to stay.
3. I have two imaginary animal friends.