Dominique Jolin

Dominique Jolin, born October 24, 1964, in Quebec, is a Canadian writer, illustrator, scriptwriter and content producer. She is the creator of the characters Toopy and Binoo.

Biography After university studies in youth literature, creative writing and scriptwriting, she published her first children's book in 1992, It's Not Fair! which earned her the Mr. Christie's Book Award.

Since then, she has written and/or illustrated a hundred children's books published in French, English, Spanish, Catalan and Korean, many of which have won her awards and distinctions.

In 2005, Dominique Jolin presented her characters to a production company, Spectra Animation.

Then, in collaboration with Raymond Lebrun, author and director, she adapted Toopy and Binoo into an animated television series.

In 2013, Dominique Jolin and Raymond Lebrun created two new animated series for children: YaYa & Zouk and Genius Genie.

Children's literature publications Selected books Au cinéma avec papa, Raton Laveur, 1991 Nom de nom!, text by Pierrette Dubé, Raton Laveur, 1992 C’est pas juste!, - Concept (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun) Toopy and Binoo: Fabulous Adventures, season I - 54 X 7 minutes (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)

Feature film Toopy and Binoo: The Movie - 80 minutes (Co-writer and co-director with Raymond Lebrun)

Awards 1992 Mr. Christie's Book Award (for illustrations) for C'est pas juste! 1995- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Qu'est-ce que vous faites là? 1997- Livromagie prize (favourite children's book) for Cruelle Cruellina 2006- Boomerang Award (Toopy and Binoo's website) 2007- Award of Excellence for Toopy and Binoo in the New Canadian Media category 2007- Finalist at the Gemini Awards for Toopy and Binoo, category: Preschool animated series 2016- Gémeaux nomination for Toopy and Binoo (best television series) 2019- Gemini Award nomination for YaYa and Zouk (Best Animated Series or Program)