Dominique Jolin

Dominique Jolin was born in Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada in 1964. She is the French Canadian author of Toopy and Binoo, a popular children's television show. Toopy is a large size mouse who shares his creative imagination with his small silent cat friend, Binoo. Dominique's original books were written in French and titled, "Toupie et Binou".

Those familiar with Dominique's illustrations for Toopy and Binoo can also see these illustrations in her earlier books with the characters Washington and Deecee respectively.^[1] A book published in 2001 titled, "Little Red Washington"^[2] was also published using the same cover image with brighter colors and titled, "Little Red Toopy"^[3] in 2007. Both books are published by Dominique & Friends.

Awards

• 1992 Prix du livre M. Christie (for illustrations) for C'est pas juste!^[4]

References

1. ^ About Dominique Jolin Jacket Flap, 19 March 2011
2. ^ http://www.jacketflap.com/bookdetail.asp?bookid=1894363701 JacketFlap
3. ^ http://www.orcabook.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=364 Orca Book Publishers
4. ^ Library and Archives Canada [1] 19 March 2011

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