Writers Miriam Toews, Louise Bernice Halfe and Élise Gravel among new Order of Canada appointees
CBC | CBC Books | June 30, 2025
Elise Gravel appointed Member of the Order of Canada
"Gravel was made a member of the Order of Canada. She has written and illustrated over 50 books for children that have been translated into more than a dozen languages.
Her books include Club Microbe, Not Me, The Bat, The Worst Book Ever, The Mushroom Fan Club, I Want a Monster! and What Is a Refugee. Gravel won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in 2022 for her body of work. She lives in Montreal."
Her books include Club Microbe, Not Me, The Bat, The Worst Book Ever, The Mushroom Fan Club, I Want a Monster! and What Is a Refugee. Gravel won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in 2022 for her body of work. She lives in Montreal."