Patrick Texier

Patrick grew up in France and lived in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo before moving to America, homeland of his maternal grandfather, a painter. He is the author and illustrator of two bilingual (French / English) children's books: Elfie: The Elephant Who Dreamed of Becoming a Ballerina, and Do You Speak Lion?

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