Biography.

Édouard Manceau is a french author and illustrator of children's books. He was born in Vendée and studied at the Fine Arts of Angers. He now lives and works in Toulouse.

He likes to make books with words and pictures that tell stories. His work is translated in about twenty languages. Edouard also often visits schools to talk about the adventure of literature, power of books and the importance of being a reader. 

He won several awards over the years including the 2017 Tatoulu Award, the 2014 Libbylit Prize (Belgium) and the Price of the incorruptibles in 2011 and 2012.

Since 2022 Edouard has been performing a show that he wrote for young children, entitled Dans le nid des géants.

He was part of the 2023 and 2024 traveling youth literature festival Les Troubadours in the United States. 

In 2024, he contributed to the poetry book Émotions in collaboration with Orianne Lallemand, Alex Cousseau, Hervé Le Goff, Eléonore Thuillier, Andrée Prigent, Clotilde Perrin and Philippe Lechermeier.