birth_date genre article_title name occupation
1951 children 's literature roslyn schwartz
 roslyn schwartz author
roslyn schwartz

roslyn schwartz -lrb- born 1951 -rrb- is a children 's author and animator .
born in montreal , quebec , she was raised in tunbridge wells , kent , england .
schwartz is the author of `` the mole sisters '' series , `` the smoker 's addictionary '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- , `` rose and dorothy '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- , and `` tales from parc la fontaine '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- .
the `` 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 '' .
schwartz credits much of her success to her younger brother mark , creator of the traditional winter poutinikkah festival in quebec .
