Hervé Tullet was born in 1958. After studying Fine Art, he worked as an Art Director for ten years (1981-1992) before joining the advertising industry. In 1990, he produced his first illustrations for the press in France ( Elle , Le Monde , Libération , Lire , Enfants Magazine , etc.) and has since been published in numerous magazines around the world. In 1994 he published his first book for children. Since then he has devoted himself to illustrating and painting. A great lover of children's literature, he is the father two boys and a girl, who never fail to inspire him.