Brenda Clark (born February 10, 1955) is a Canadian illustrator, perhaps best known for her work on the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books. She was born in

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and studied illustration at

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. She now lives in Port Hope. Several books in the Franklin series have received awards from the

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. An animated television series ''

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

'' based on the Franklin the Turtle books appeared on Canadian and American television.

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issued a stamp featuring Franklin the Turtle in 2012. A second television series ''

Franklin and Friends ''Franklin and Friends'' is a CGI children's television series produced by Nelvana. The second adaptation and spin-off of the classic characters from the '' Franklin the Turtle'' series of children's books written by Paulette Bourgeois and illust ...

'' appeared in more than fifteen countries. Clark was named to the

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in 2014.

Selected work

* ''Sadie and the Snowman'' (1985) text by Allen Morgan * ''Franklin in the Dark'' (1986) text by

Paulette Bourgeois Paulette Bourgeois, (born July 20, 1951) is a Canadian writer best known for creating Franklin the Turtle, the character who appears in picture books illustrated by Toronto native Brenda Clark. The books have sold more than 60 million copies wor ...

* ''Little Fingerling'' (1989) text by

Monica Hughes Monica Hughes (November 3, 1925 – March 7, 2003) was an English-Canadian author of books for children and young adults, especially science fiction. She also wrote adventure and historical novels set in Canada, and the text for some children's ...

, received a book award from the Toronto chapter of the

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* ''My Dog: A Scrapbook of Drawings, Photos and Facts'' (1993) text by Marilyn Baillie * ''Puddleman'' (1994), text by Ted Staunton

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Brenda 1955 births Living people Artists from Toronto Canadian children's book illustrators Sheridan College alumni Members of the Order of Canada Franklin the Turtle (books)