Hello! I’m Elise Gravel. I’m an author and illustrator. I have published many picture books and graphic novels for kids, both in English and in French. I also love to illustrate free printables for parents and teachers: my goal is to promote diversity, tolerance, respect and empathy. You can find my books, free printables and other cool things in my Boutique.

 

Greta Thunberg quote

When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go… and then you know you’re winning.

– Greta Thunberg

 

Protect the Amazon rainforest – free printable

Here’s a free printable I made to teach kids about what’s happening in the Amazon rainforest and how we can help.

Parents, teachers, educators, librarians, and basically everyone who works with children: You can download and print this for educational uses. No commercial use allowed. Download the high-res image here.

To see my other free printable posters, click here and visit my “Free Printable Stuff” section. To see my books for kids, click here. To be notified when I post a new poster, follow me on Twitter,  Facebook , or Instagram.

Diversity – free printable poster

Here’s a free printable I made to teach kids about diversity.

Parents, teachers, educators, librarians, and basically everyone who works with children: You can download and print this for educational uses. No commercial use allowed. Download the high-res image here. To see my other free printable posters, click here and visit my “Free Printable Stuff” section. To see my books for kids, click here. To be notified when I post a new poster, follow me on Twitter,  Facebook , or Instagram.

 

The Squad: free downloadable poster

I drew The Squad (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar) out of sheer admiration and posted my drawing on FB. Instantly, a dad asked me to offer it as a free downloadable poster for their kids who are also fans of these admirable, brave women. So here it is! You can download and print it HERE. No commercial use allowed, unless you ask for permission from my agent: info@painted-words.com).

To see my other free posters, click here.

Racism explained to kids

Here’s a free printable I made to teach kids about racism.

Parents, teachers, educators, librarians, and basically everyone who works with children: You can download and print this for educational uses. No commercial use allowed. Download the high-res image here. To see my other free printable posters, click here and visit my “Free Printable Stuff” section. To see my books for kids, click here. To be notified when I post a new poster, follow me on Twitter,  Facebook , or Instagram.

There is room for you in this country

There is room for me in this country even if you’re not exactly like me. You can print this for educational use. No commercial uses of any kind allowed.

Download the high resolution image HERE. To see my other free printable, click here. To see my books for kids, click here. I also make funny, non-political stuff 🙂

 

Olga 3: out of control!

I just got my advanced copies this morning! Olga 3: Out of nowhere will be in bookstores on September 24th.

You can preorder it wherever you like to preorder your books!

 

What can you do against bullying?

Here’s a free printable for teachers and parents. I drew this to teach kids how to help when they witness acts of bullying or exclusion.

Parents, teachers, educators, you can download and print this for your classroom or your home. No commercial use allowed. To download, click here. To see my other free printable posters, click here and visit my “Free Printable Stuff” section. To see my books for kids, click here. To be notified when I post a new poster, follow me on Twitter,  Facebook , or Instagram.

 

It’s OK to make mistakes!

Here’s a free printable for teachers and parents. I drew this because I have a hard time forgiving myself when I make mistakes and I’d like children to be easier on themselves.

Parents, teachers, educators, you can download and print this for your classroom or your home. No commercial use allowed. To see my other free printable posters, click here and visit my “Free Printable Stuff” section. To see my books for kids, click here. To be notified when I post a new poster, follow me on Twitter,  Facebook , or Instagram.