Creator of Toopy and Binoo
Dominique Jolin , born October 24, 1964, in
Quebec , is a
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 album in 1992, It's Not Fair! which earned her the
Mr. Christie's Book Award .
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Since then, she has written and/or illustrated a hundred children's albums published in French, English, Spanish, Catalan and Korean, many of which have won her awards and distinctions.
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In 1996, she created two outstanding characters:
Toopy and Binoo .
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In 2005, Dominique Jolin presented her characters to a production company, Spectra animation.
Then, in collaboration with
Raymond Lebrun ,
author and
director , she adapted her literary series Toopy and Binoo into an
animated television series .
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Toopy and Binoo season I / Toopy and Binoo season II.
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In 2013, Dominique Jolin and
Raymond Lebrun created two new
animated series for children: YaYa & Zouk
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[10] and Genius Genie .
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From 2016 to 2023, Dominique Jolin and
Raymond Lebrun wrote and directed a
feature-length
animated film , Toopy and Binoo, the release date of which is scheduled for 2023.
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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! ,
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[2] Raton Laveur, 1992
Qu’est-ce que vous faîtes là? , Raton Laveur, 1993
Mario le pingouin , text by Michel St-Denis, Héritage, 1994
Un prof extra , text by Dorothée Roy, Raton Laveur, 1994
Pas de bébé pour Babette , 400 coups, 1995
Cruelle Cruellina , text by Carole Tremblay, 400 coups, 1995
Roméo le rat romantique, text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 1997
Marie-Baba et les quarante rameurs , text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 1998
Bambou à l’école des singes , text by Lucie Papineau, Dominique et cie, 1999
Attends une minute! , 400 coups, 1999
Bambou à la plage , text by Lucie Papineau, Dominique et cie, 2000
Destructotor , text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 2000
Bambou à l’école des bambous , text by Lucie Papineau, Dominique et cie, 2001
Juliette, la rate romantique , text by Carole Tremblay, Dominique et cie, 2003
Chut fais dodo , La Bagnole, 2016
Toopy and Binoo series (books)
Toupie a peur , Dominique et cie, 1996
Toupie dit bonne nuit , Dominique et cie, 1996
Le bobo de Toupie , Dominique et cie, 1996
Toupie se fâche , Dominique et cie, 1996
Toupie joue à cache-cache , Dominique et cie, 1997
Un ami pour Toupie , Dominique et cie, 1997
La promenade de Toupie , Dominique et cie, 1998
Toupie raconte une histoire , Dominique et cie, 1998
Toupie se déguise , Dominique et cie, 1999
Toupie veut jouer , Dominique et cie, 1999
Toupie fait la sieste , Dominique et cie, 2000
Le shampoing de Toupie , Dominique et cie, 2000
Joyeux noël Toupie , Dominique et cie, 2000
Toupie aime Toupie , Dominique et cie, 2000
Le petit Toupie rouge , Dominique et cie, 2001
Super Toupie , Dominique et cie, 2001
Robinson Toupie , Dominique et cie, 2002
L’Halloween de Toupie , Dominique et cie, 2002
Abracadabre Toupie! , Dominique et cie, 2003
Toupie et le sommeil perdu , Dominique et cie, 2003
Binoo series (books)
Coucou Binou! , Dominique et cie, 2001
Comment ça va Binou? , Dominique et cie, 2001
Binou en couleurs , Dominique et cie, 2001
Binou et les sons , Dominique et cie, 2001
Binou joue , Dominique et cie, 2002
Brave Binou , Dominique et cie, 2002
Beau dodo Binou , Binou joue, Dominique et cie, 2002
Le ballon de Binou , Dominique et cie, 2002
Binou joue , Dominique et cie, 2002
À l’eau Binou , Dominique et cie, 2002
Ça flotte Binou? , Dominique et cie, 2002
Binou-la-bulle , Dominique et cie, 2004
Le bébé de Binou , Dominique et cie, 2004
Yaya et Zouk series (books)
Si j’étais toute seule , La Bagnole, 2013
Si j’étais super Yaya , La Bagnole, 2013
Si j’étais en colère , La Bagnole, 2013
Si j’étais un bébé , La Bagnole, 2013
TV series
Toopy and Binoo, season I - 104 X 5 minutes (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)
Toopy and Binoo , season II - 6 X 22 minutes, 78 X 2 minutes (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)
YaYa and Zouk , season I - 78 X 5 minutes (Co-writer with Raymond Lebrun)
Genius Genie
[11] - Concept (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!
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1993- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Au cinéma avec Papa
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1995- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Qu'est-ce que vous faites là?
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1996- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Un prof extra
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1997- Livromagie prize (favourite children's book) for Cruelle Cruellina
[4]
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1997- Finalist for the
Mr. Christie's Book Award for Roméo le rat romantique
1998- Finalist for the
Mr. Christie's Book Award for Marie-Baba et les quarante rameurs
2000- Silver Seal of the
Mr. Christie's Book Award for Destructotor
2002- GVL illustration prize (Youth Illustration Award at the
Trois-Rivières Book Fair) for Le Petit Toupie Rouge
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2006- Boomerang Award (Toopy and Binoo's website)
2007- Award of Excellence for Toopy and Binoo in the New Canadian Media category
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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)
References
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"1992 Mr. Christie's Book Award Recipient: Dominique Jolin" . Canadian Children's Book Centre . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
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"ARCHIVED - DOMINIQUE JOLIN" . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca . Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
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"ARCHIVED - Award Winning Books: French Titles" . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
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"Lurelu: Prix littéraires | Palmarès des Clubs de lecture de Communication-Jeunesse" . www.lurelu.net (in French). Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
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b Michaud, Sophie (2006).
"Le Prix Illustration jeunesse du Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières" . Lurelu: La seule revue québécoise exclusivement consacrée à la littérature pour la jeunesse (in French). 29 (1): 92.
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0705-6567 .
^ Girard, Marie-Claude (October 3, 2009).
"Toupie et Binou: la souris québécoise qui rivalise avec Mickey" . La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
^ Ball, Ryan (March 31, 2004).
"Toopy and Binoo on Tap for Spectra Animation" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon.
"Toopy and Binoo Episode Guide -Spectra Animation @ BCDB" . Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) . Retrieved April 1, 2023 . [
dead link ]
^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 11, 2015).
" 'YaYa & Zouk' Launches in Canada" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
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"Canadian broadcasters bow ToonDraw's YaYa & Zouk" . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
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"Series - Genius Genie - Educational Content for children 3 to 6 years old" . Genius Genie . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
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"Toopy and Binoo the movie" . toopyandbinoo.com . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
^ Ahearn, Victoria (February 15, 2023).
"Sphere Films acquires Toopy and Binoo the Movie" . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
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"Le site de Toupie et Binou remporte le Prix d'Excellence dans la catégorie enfants aux Prix des Nouveaux Médias Canadiens" . Le Lien MULTIMÉDIA :: le portail des professionnels du numérique au Québec (in French). Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
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