Dominique Jolin

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

Dominique Jolin
Dominique Jolin
BornOctober 24, 1964
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Writer, illustrator, scriptwriter and content producer.
Known forCreator of Toopy and Binoo
Websitehttps://www.dominiquejolin.com/
Toopy and Binoo

Biography

After completing university studies in children's literature, creative writing and scriptwriting, she published her first children's book in 1992, C'est pas juste! which won her the prestigious Mr. Christie's Book Award.[1][2]

Since then, she has written and/or illustrated some one hundred children's books published in French, English, Spanish, Catalan and Korean, many of which have won her awards and distinctions.[1][3][4][5]

In 1996, she created two characters, Toopy and Binoo,[6] which quickly became popular. In 2005, she presented them as an animated television series.[7]

A writer and director by the name of Raymond Lebrun joined Dominique Jolin and from their common imagination, hundreds of irreverent stories were born. They went on to write and produce two seasons of Toopy and Binoo.[8]

In 2013, the two authors created two new animated series for children: YaYa & Zouk[9][10] and Genius Genie.[11]

From 2016 to 2023, Dominique Jolin and Raymond Lebrun wrote and directed an animated feature film, "Toopy and Binoo, the movie", scheduled for release in theatres in 2023.[12][13]

Children's literature publications

Selected albums
  • Au cinéma avec papa, Raton Laveur, 1991
  • Nom de nom!, text by Pierrette Dubé, Raton Laveur, 1992
  • C’est pas juste!,[1][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 (albums)
  • 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 (albums)
  • 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 (albums)
  • 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![1]
  • 1993- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Au cinéma avec Papa[4]
  • 1995- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Qu'est-ce que vous faites là?[4]
  • 1996- Livromagie prize (children's favourite book) for Un prof extra[4][3]
  • 1997- Livromagie prize (favourite children's book) for Cruelle Cruellina[4][3]
  • 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[5]
  • 2006- Boomerang Award (Toopy and Binoo's website)
  • 2007- Award of Excellence for Toopy and Binoo in the New Canadian Media category[14]
  • 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
  1. "1992 Mr. Christie's Book Award Recipient: Dominique Jolin". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  2. "ARCHIVED - DOMINIQUE JOLIN". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved Aug 5, 2022.
  3. "ARCHIVED - Award Winning Books: French Titles". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. "Lurelu: Prix littéraires | Palmarès des Clubs de lecture de Communication-Jeunesse". www.lurelu.net (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  5. 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): 92–92. ISSN 0705-6567.
  6. Girard, Marie-Claude (2009-10-03). "Toupie et Binou : la souris québécoise qui rivalise avec Mickey". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  7. Ball, Ryan (2004-03-31). "Toopy and Binoo on Tap for Spectra Animation". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  8. DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Toopy and Binoo Episode Guide -Spectra Animation @ BCDB". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  9. Milligan, Mercedes (2015-09-11). "'YaYa & Zouk' Launches in Canada". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  10. "Canadian broadcasters bow ToonDraw's YaYa & Zouk". Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  11. "Series - Genius Genie - Educational Content for children 3 to 6 years old". Genius Genie. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  12. "Toopy and Binoo the movie". toopyandbinoo.com. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  13. Ahearn, Victoria (2023-02-15). "Sphere Films acquires Toopy and Binoo the Movie". Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  14. "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 2023-04-02.
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