Philippe Fix (born 1 May 1937) is a French illustrator and author of children's books. He studied Decorative Arts in Strasbourg at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Career Born in Grendelbruch, Département du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Fix created the comic character Chouchou for the magazine Salut les copains in 1963.Entry on Philippe Fix at babelio The magazine Chouchou was founded specifically for the character in 1964,Article about the magazine Chouchou at bdzoom.com and in the same year it appeared as a "singer" on two records with the voice of Jean-Jacques Debout at higher speed, including one song "La Mascotte des copains" with Fix's lyrics.Chouchou at Bide & MusiqueJOHNNY HALLYDAY - L'idole (+Argus), by Daniel Lesueur, CAMION BLANC, 2010, Souvenirs, souvenirs-- cent ans de chanson française by Bertrand Bonnieux, Pascal Cordereix, Élizabeth Giuliani, Gallimard, 2004. In 1965 it appeared in the magazine Pilote. The book Chouchou au Far West was published in 1966.
Books with Fix' illustrations have appeared in French, German, English, Italian, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Swedish, Norwegian (bokmål), Spanish, Afrikaans, Japanese, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Hebrew.
Awards 1970 : "Mention" Premio Critici in Erba, Bologna Children's Book Fair Awardees Bologna Children's Book Fair 1970. (Italy) for Serafin und seine Wundermaschine, written by Alain Grée and Janine Ast, which Fix illustrated. 1972 : "Mention" Premio Grafico Fiera di Bologna per l'Infanzia, Bologna Children's Book Fair Awardees Bologna Children's Book Fair 1972. (Italy) for Serafin: lesen verboten, written by Alain Grée, illustrated by Fix. 1990: Hans Christian Andersen Diploma for Il y a cent ans déjà
Bibliography Title Year ISBN Chouchou au Far West Le Merveilleux Chef-d'oeuvre de Séraphin (English title: The House That Beebo Built) Séraphin contre Séraphin (English title: Beebo and the Fizzimen) Défense de lire Séraphin (English title: Beebo & Ben and the Funny Machine) The kangaroo with a hole in her pocket Alexander and the Magic Mouse L'éléphant rose à point d'or (English title: Arabella, the pink and gold spotted elephant) The Book of Giant Stories Mumps und Tilli reisen mit der Zeitmaschine (English title: Tim and Tilly and the Time Machine) Popcorn the Hipporhino Mumps und Tilli kehren zurück Le livre de Paris - 2/Chroniques Parisiennes L'atelier du Père Noël Weihnachtszeit, schönste Zeit Contes populaires du Maroc (English title: Moroccan Myths & Legends)
References
Sources Philippe Fix on ricochet-jeunes.org Illustrations at theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogspot.de The Book of Giant Stories, Publishers Weekly Not So Very Long Ago: Life in a Small Country Village, Publishers Weekly