Dominique Jolin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dominique Jolin
Dominique Jolin
Born	October 24, 1964
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Writer, illustrator, scriptwriter and content producer.
Known for	Creator of Toopy and Binoo

Dominique Jolin, born on October 24, 1964, in Quebec, Canada, is a talented Canadian writer, illustrator, and scriptwriter. She is best known as the amazing creator of the popular characters Toopy and Binoo, who star in books and a beloved animated TV show. She also helps produce content for other shows.

About Dominique Jolin

After studying things like books for kids, creative writing, and how to write for movies or TV (called scriptwriting), Dominique Jolin published her very first children's book in 1992. This book, called It's Not Fair!, even won her a special prize called the Mr. Christie's Book Award.

Since then, she has written or drawn pictures for over a hundred children's books! These books have been published in many languages, including French, English, Spanish, and Korean. Many of them have won awards and special honors.

In 1996, Dominique Jolin created two very special characters for a series that helped kids learn to read: Toopy and Binoo. These characters became super popular!

In 2005, Dominique Jolin showed her characters to a company called Spectra Animation. Then, working with Raymond Lebrun, who is a writer and director, she helped turn Toopy and Binoo into an animated television series.

Later, in 2013, Dominique Jolin and Raymond Lebrun created two more animated series for children. These new shows were called YaYa & Zouk and Genius Genie.

Dominique Jolin and Raymond Lebrun also wrote and directed a full-length animated movie about Toopy and Binoo. This exciting movie was planned to be released in 2023.

Books by Dominique Jolin

Dominique Jolin has written and illustrated many books for children. Here are some of her well-known books and series:

Selected Books

• Au cinéma avec papa, 1991
• C’est pas juste!, 1992
• Qu’est-ce que vous faites là?, 1993
• Un prof extra, 1994
• Pas de bébé pour Babette, 1995
• Cruelle Cruellina, 1995
• Roméo le rat romantique, 1997
• Marie-Baba et les quarante rameurs, 1998
• Attends une minute!, 1999
• Destructotor, 2000
• Chut fais dodo, 2016

Toopy and Binoo Book Series

• Toupie a peur, 1996
• Toupie dit bonne nuit, 1996
• Le bobo de Toupie, 1996
• Toupie se fâche, 1996
• Toupie joue à cache-cache, 1997
• Un ami pour Toupie, 1997
• La promenade de Toupie, 1998
• Toupie raconte une histoire, 1998
• Toupie se déguise, 1999
• Toupie veut jouer, 1999
• Toupie fait la sieste, 2000
• Le shampoing de Toupie, 2000
• Joyeux noël Toupie, 2000
• Toupie aime Toupie, 2000
• Le petit Toupie rouge, 2001
• Super Toupie, 2001
• Robinson Toupie, 2002
• L’Halloween de Toupie, 2002
• Abracadabre Toupie!, 2003
• Toupie et le sommeil perdu, 2003

Binoo Book Series

• Coucou Binou!, 2001
• Comment ça va Binou?, 2001
• Binou en couleurs, 2001
• Binou et les sons, 2001
• Binou joue, 2002
• Brave Binou, 2002
• Beau dodo Binou, 2002
• Le ballon de Binou, 2002
• À l’eau Binou, 2002
• Ça flotte Binou?, 2002
• Binou-la-bulle, 2004
• Le bébé de Binou, 2004

Yaya et Zouk Book Series

• Si j’étais toute seule, 2013
• Si j’étais super Yaya, 2013
• Si j’étais en colère, 2013
• Si j’étais un bébé, 2013

TV Shows and Movies

Dominique Jolin has also worked on several animated TV shows and even a movie!

TV Series

• Toopy and Binoo, season 1 (104 episodes, 5 minutes each) - She was a co-writer with Raymond Lebrun.
• Toopy and Binoo, season 2 (6 episodes, 22 minutes each, and 78 episodes, 2 minutes each) - She was a co-writer with Raymond Lebrun.
• YaYa and Zouk, season 1 (78 episodes, 5 minutes each) - She was a co-writer with Raymond Lebrun.
• Genius Genie - She helped create the idea for the show as a co-writer with Raymond Lebrun.

Feature Film

• Toopy and Binoo: The Movie (80 minutes) - She was a co-writer and co-director for this film with Raymond Lebrun.

Awards and Honors

Dominique Jolin has won many awards for her amazing work in children's literature and animation:

• 1992: Mr. Christie's Book Award for her illustrations in C'est pas juste!
• 1993: Livromagie prize (a favorite book award chosen by children) for Au cinéma avec Papa.
• 1995: Livromagie prize for Qu'est-ce que vous faites là?.
• 1996: Livromagie prize for Un prof extra.
• 1997: Livromagie prize for Cruelle Cruellina.
• 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.
• 2006: Boomerang Award for the Toopy and Binoo 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, in the Preschool animated series category.
• 2016: Gémeaux nomination for Toopy and Binoo (for best television series).
• 2019: Gemini Award nomination for YaYa and Zouk (for Best Animated Series or Program).