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Roslyn Schwartz

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Roslyn Schwartz
Born (1951-09-29) 29 September 1951 (age 73)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationAuthor
GenreChildren's literature

Roslyn Schwartz (born 29 September 1951) is a Canadian children's author and animator.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, she was raised in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.[1] Schwartz is the author of The Mole Sisters series,[2] The Smoker's Addictionary (1985), Rose and Dorothy (1981), and Tales from Parc la Fontaine (2006). The Mole Sisters was made into a T.V. cartoon series.

She also created two short animated films with the National Film Board of Canada, I'm your Man and The Arkelope.[3]

Schwartz credits much of her success to her younger brother Mark,[citation needed] creator of the traditional winter Poutinikkah festival in Quebec.

References

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  1. ^ "Roslyn Schwartz". Gale Biography Online Collection (Collection). Gale. 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ Monica Stark (August 2000). "Rodent Siblings". January Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ Schwartz, Roslyn (1994). "The Arkelope". NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
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