Bernadette Renaud (born April 18, 1945 in Ascot Corner, Québec) is a Canadian writer living in the

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region of

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Biography

Bernadette Renaud was born in Ascot Corner, April 18, 1945. She worked in a school library and then taught

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before becoming a writer full-time. In 1976, she published ''Émilie la baignoire à pattes'', which won a Canada Council Children's Literature Prize and the . Her 1986 book ''Bach et bottine'' was made into a film of the same name; the English version was ''

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''. The film won eighteen international awards and was awarded a

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Special Award for the

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. Renaud wrote the words for a record album ''Bach et Bottine'' which received an award for Best Children's LP from

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. She has received the several times. Some of her work has been translated into English and into

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. Renaud wrote scripts for television, including several episodes for the series ', ''Michou et Piloo'' and ''

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''. She also wrote the script for a

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short ''Quand l'accent devient grave'' and a children's play ''Une boîte magique très embêtante.''

Selected works

* ''Le Chat de l'oratoire'', youth literature (1978) * ''La Maison tête de pioche'', youth literature (1979) * ''La Révolte de la courtepointe'', youth literature (1979), received honourable mention in the youth literature competition of the , republished in 2004 as ''Drôle de nuit pour Miti'' * ''Un Homme comme tant d'autres'', trilogy - adult fiction (1992-1994), received the * ''La Quête de Kurweena'', philosophical tale (1997) * ''Les Chemins d'Ève'', adult fiction - four volumes (2002-2006) * ''Les gros bisous'', youth literature (2004) * '' Perdu dans la brume'', novel (2009)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Renaud, Bernadette 1945 births Living people Canadian women screenwriters Canadian novelists in French Canadian children's writers in French Screenwriters from Quebec Canadian women children's writers Novelists from Quebec