Graham Roumieu Explained

Graham Roumieu is a Canadian illustrator based in Toronto, Ontario. He is perhaps best known for his Bigfoot-themed books (In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot, Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir and Bigfoot: I Not Dead), but his work has also appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Harper's, and the Wall Street Journal.

Bibliography

• Roumieu, Graham, In me own words: the autobiography of bigfoot, Manic D Press, 2003,
• Roumieu, Graham (illustrator), & Taylor, Graham, A really super book about squirrels, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003, /
• Roumieu, Graham, Me write book: it bigfoot memoir, Plume, 2005,
• Roumieu, Graham, Bigfoot: I Not Dead, Plume, 2008,
• Roumieu, Graham, Cat & Gnome, Blue Q, 2008,
• Roumieu, Graham, 101 Ways To Kill Your Boss, Headline Publishing Group (UK), 2007,
• Roumieu, Graham (illustrator), & Coupland, Douglas, Highly inappropriate tales for young people, William Heinemann, 2011,

Reception of works

• Bigfoot books - "The trilogy is actually the work of Toronto-based illustrator Graham Roumieu, whose version of the fabled creature is alternately vulnerable and vicious."^[1]
• A really super book about squirrels - "Either author Graham Taylor and illustrator Graham Roumieu are crackpots with plenty of free time, or they are comedic geniuses with the ability to amuse both young and old." and "On the surface, this book is an inventive, wildly funny story heightened by Roumieu's drawings."^[2]
• Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People - "this collection of cruel fables will undoubtedly charm" and "Roumieu's colour illustrations, which in magazines often get to tell a story all on their own, in this book compete with Coupland's verbal wit, which itself usually gets to draw its own absurd images in language.",^[3] "Graham Roumieu's illustrations are equally as inventive, loose and surprising, and the result is a charming and also unsettling reading experience."^[4]

Awards

National Magazine Awards (Canada)

2006 Spot illustration silver award^[5]

2008 Honorable mention^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thinking Big thoughts: Toronto author releases satirical third memoir of Bigfoot . cbc.ca . Hannah Sung . 23 May 2008 . CBC News . 3 October 2015 .
2. News: Ryan Currell . 'Super Book About Squirrels' is a humorous stab at seclusion . 3 October 2015 . Iowa State Daily . 29 May 2003 .
3. News: Sonnet L'abbe . Tales of twisted miscreants . 3 October 2015 . The Globe and Mail . 28 October 2011.
4. Web site: Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People by Douglas Coupland and Graham Roumieu . thestar.com . Micel Basilieres . 29 October 2011 . Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. . 3 October 2015 .
5. b bates . 29th Annual National Magazine Awards . Retail Newsletter . 2 . 3 (Fall) . 2006 . 3 . Magazines Canada . 3 October 2015.
6. Web site: Awards season - Alberta mags do us proud . albertamagazines.blogspot.com.au . 26 June 2008 . 3 October 2015 .