Fatio, Louise

Louise Fatio was born August 18, 1904 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She married Roger Antoine Duvoisin on July 25, 1925. They had two sons. She attended boarding school in Basel and College des Jueunes Filles in Geneva. Louise Fatio gathered ideas for her own books while helping her husband with his writing for children. Her book The Happy Lion, illustrated by her husband, was on the The New York Times best book list and also won a prize from West German Government. Her love of people, nature, and respect for animals are reflected in her books. Many of her books have been translated into other languages. Louise Fatio died in 1993. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, Vol. 6, p. 75-77

From the guide to the Louise Fatio Papers, 1963-1977, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])

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