Danielle Simard

{{Short description|Canadian writer and illustrator (born 1952)}}

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|name=Danielle Simard

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1952|3|12}}

|birth_place=Montreal, Quebec, Canada

|occupation={{flatlist|

• Writer
• illustrator

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|alma_mater=Université du Québec à Montréal

|genre=Children's literature

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Danielle Simard (born March 12, 1952) is a Canadian writer and illustrator living in Quebec.

She was born in Montreal and studied design at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Simard worked as a graphic artist for various organizations, including Radio-Canada and a Laval school board. In 1989, she decided to dedicate herself to writing and illustrating children's books. Since 1992, she has concentrated more on writing.{{cite web |url=http://www.litterature.org/recherche/ecrivains/simard-danielle-429/ |title=Simard, Danielle |publisher=L'Infocentre littéraire des écrivains}} Simard was literary and artistic director for the Maboul collection of Quebec publishing house {{Interlanguage link multi|Éditions du Boréal|fr}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.communication-jeunesse.qc.ca/repertoires/createurs/fiches.php?id=53-56-3898 |title=Danielle Simard |publisher=Communication-Jeunesse}}