Carl Norac (born 29 June 1960) is a Walloon Belgian author of children's books and poetry.
Biography
Carl Norac was born in Mons, Belgium in 1960, as the son of poet Pierre Coran and comedian Irène Coran. In 1968, they moved to the small village Erbisoeul, now a part of Jurbise. He studied in Liège and became a teacher of French, but quit after two years. For the next six years, he travelled around the world, while working as a writer. His poetry collection Le maintien du désordre was awarded the Prix Robert Goffin. After witnessing an eruption of the Krakatau in 1993, he published Nemo et le volcan: with illustrations by Louis Joos, which was rewarded the Pomme d'Or, the European illustration award.
In 1996, he became a Professor of Literature at the Royal Conservatorium of Mons, a theatre school. In 1999, he moved to France, and the same year his daughter Else was born. By 2000, he was a full-time writer, mainly creating juvenile illustrated fiction.
Bibliography
In English
1998: I love you so much, Macdonald young books
1999: I love to cuddle, Random House
2000: Hello sweetie pie, Random House
2004: My Daddy is a Giant, ill. Ingrid Godon, Macmillan
2006: My Mummy is Magic, ill. Ingrid Godon, Macmillan
2007: Tell Me a Story, Mummy, ill. Mei Matsuoka, Macmillan
2007: My Grandpa is a Champion, ill. Ingrid Godon, Macmillan
2007: Monster, Don't Eat Me!, ill. Carll Cneut, Groundwood Books
2008: My Grandma is a Star, ill. Ingrid Godon, Macmillan
2009: Big Bear, Little Brother, ill. Kristin Oftedal, Macmillan
Complete
Poetry
1990: Images en voie d’arrestation, Maison Internationale de la Poésie, Bruxelles. 1990: Le maintien du désordre, Caractères, Paris. 1993: La politesse des fauves, Éditions l’Arbre à paroles, Amay 1994: Dimanche aux Hespérides, Éditions de la Différence, coll. Littérature, Paris. 1995: Le voyeur libre, Éditions des Eperonniers, Bruxelles. 1996: La candeur, Éditions de la Différence, coll. Littérature, Paris. 1998: Le carnet de Montréal, Éditions le Noroît, Montréal. 1999: Éloge de la patience, Éditions de la Différence, Paris. 2003: Le carnet bleu, Renaissance du livre, Tournai. 2003: Métropolitaines, L’escampette, Bordeaux.
Youth poetry
1989: Dis les bruits, with C.Clément and C. Hellings, ill. Dominique Maes, Casterman 2003: Lettres du géant à l’enfant qui passe, Espace Nord, Éditions Labor 2006: Petites grimaces et grands sourires, ill. Dominique Maes, Lo Païs, Éditions du Rocher