Roslyn Schwartz (born 29 September 1951) is a Canadian

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and

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. Born in

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, she was raised in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Schwartz is the author of ''The Mole Sisters'' series, ''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

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, ''I'm your Man'' and ''The Arkelope''. Schwartz credits much of her success to her younger brother Mark, creator of the traditional winter Poutinikkah festival in Quebec.

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Annick Press biography
1951 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Artists from Montreal Canadian children's writers Film directors from Montreal Writers from Montreal People from Royal Tunbridge Wells English people of Canadian descent Canadian women children's writers English children's writers English animators English women writers Canadian animated film directors Women animated film directors British animated film directors Canadian women film directors British women film directors Canadian women animators British women children's writers Canadian expatriates in England {{Canada-animator-stub