Pascal LemaƮtre is the illustrator of several books for children, including
Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? (Simon & Schuster, 2003),
Who's Got Game? The Lion or the Mouse? (Simon & Schuster, 2003)—both New York Times bestsellers—as well as
Who's Got Game? Poppy or the Snake? (Simon & Schuster, 2004), and
The Book of Mean People (Hyperion, 2002), all by Toni and Slade Morrison. Pascal also created the artwork for
Supercat (Workman, 2002),
Supercat to the Rescue (Workman, 2002), and
Baby Goose (Hyperion, 2004), all by Kate McMullan,
Do Not Open This Book! by Michaela Muntean (Scholastic, 2006), and the
Doctor Ted series by Andrea Beaty (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008). Pascal's more recent books include
Hush Baby Ghostling by Andrea Beaty,
Always by Alison McGhee,
Let's Get a Checkup by Alan Katz,
Bulldog's Big Day by Kate McMullan,
Goodnight Dragons by Judith L. Roth, and a retelling of
Pinocchio by Kate McMullan. He also illustrated
Come With Me by Holly McGhee, to be published September 5, 2017.
Pascal was born in Belgium in 1967. He began illustrating in 1989, and now also teaches visual narration in Brussels at La Cambre, a school created by H. Van de velde where he once studied. Pascal spends his year between Brussels, Brooklyn, and Trouville with his wife, Manou, and their daughter, Maelle...and their dog, Doodle.