Paulette Bourgeois
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Paulette Bourgeois is best-known for creating Franklin the Turtle, the character who appears in picture books illustrated by Brenda Clark. The books have sold more than 60 million copies and have been translated into 38 languages. An animated television series, merchandise, DVDs and full-feature movies are based on the character. She is also the author of award-winning books for children including Oma's Quilt which was developed as a short film by the NFB, and more than two dozen non-fiction science books. She is a member of the Order of Canada, received an honourary doctorate degree from University of Western Ontario, an award of merit from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and most recently graduated with a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia.

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