Ashley Spires est dipl?m? de l'Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design. Artiste touche ? tout, elle a cr des sites Internet, des livres et des marionnettes. Elle est auteure et illustratrice de plusieurs livres dont Quel g?nie!, la s?rie Basile le chat de l'espace, Petit Paul, Chien recherche gar?on et Andr? est d?bord?. Ashley a ?galement illustr? le Labo des malins par Shar Levine et Leslie Johnstone. Elle vit ? Delta, en Colombie-Britannique.
Ashley Spires, author and illustrator of numerous funny books for children including Quel g?nie! and the Basile le chat de l'espace series, was born and raised in BC with eight cats and a dog. After spending some time living in Toronto and Saskatoon, she has returned to the BC life, living with three cats, one dog and a man. When she is not running or bike riding or over-scheduling herself, she makes children's books, many of which have won numerous awards, including Ontario's Silver Birch Express, the Atlantic Province's Hackmatack, Saskatchewan's Shining Willow and BC's Chocolate Lily Award. Ashley livres in Delta, BC.