Barroux was born in Paris and grew up in Morocco. He is the author and illustrator of many books, published all over the world, and children in need are a special theme of his. From the 2005 Enfantasie Award to the English PEN Award and the Prix Médecins Sans Frontières in 2015, he has won numerous honours and awards. His books include Line of Fire with Michael Morpurgo and Alpha with Bessora, as well as Hello! and Counting in Green with Hollis Kurman and I Love You, Blue, which he wrote and illustrated. Barroux lives in Paris.
