Roslyn Schwartz

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

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

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, creator of the traditional winter Poutinikkah festival in Quebec.

References

  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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