Jane Yolen has won a number of awards for her body of work in children's literature, including the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the Keene State Award, the Boston Public Library's Literary Lights for Children Award, and the Anna V. Zarrow Award. She has written more than three hundred books for children. Among them are Owl Moon, which won the Caldecott Medal; the bestselling How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?; Devils Arithmetic; and The Scarecrows Dance. Jane lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Visit her at www.janeyolen.com
Jane Yolen introduces us to the fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave his station and dance away the fall night. He leaps through the fields until he...
In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, witnessed one of the saddest and most inexplicable chapters in American history. When a group of girls came down with a...
The Mary Celeste was discovered adrift on the open sea by another ship in 1872 -- with no sign of captain or crew. What happened? Did the crew mutiny?...
...based on the wildly-popular books by Doreen Cronin, and written and composed by Joan Cushing. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, March 8 - March 24, 2013: “When you go owling you don’t need words or warm or anything but hope.” Take a journey into a mystical,...
...she claims, If you wont be my Valentine/ Ill scream, Ill yell, Ill bite. Some famous childrens authors (Jane Yolen, David McCord, Valerie Worth) lend works to the collection, and even Shakespeare contributes with a quote from Hamlet. By Marilyn Singer...
...?Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star? by Iza Trapani; ?Don?t Wake the Baby? by Jonathan Allen; ?Baby Bear?s Books? by Jane Yolen There is something extraordinarily beautiful about a toddler?s enthusiasm for life. Think about it. Literally everything is new,...
...these 10 expert-recommended book selections: Best Friends by Charlotte Labaronne How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague Mine! Mine! Mine! By Shelly Becker Sharing How Kindness Grows by Fran Shaw Sunshine & Storm by...
...poetry would be complete without a mention of The Radiation Sonnets (Algonquin Books, 2003). Noted children’s author Jane Yolen accompanied her husband David to all forty-three of his radiation treatments. And as she sat patiently in the waiting...
...1002 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg Choices this week: "Little White Rabbit" by Kevin Henkes; "The Seeing Stick" by Jane Yolen; "Dragon Rider" by Cornelia Funke Greek and Roman myths, though thousands of years old, provide insight and wisdom to our lives...
...about nature, "Stranger in the Woods" by Carl S. Sams II and Jean Stoick, and "Owl Moon" by Jane Yolen. The first, with awe-inspiring photographs of wildlife in the winter woods, depicts the response of two deer that discover a snowman in the forest. The...
...Adler Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report by Jane O’Connor How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon by Jane Yolen Little Bear’s Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin by John Grogan Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt by...
...Jane Yolen and Debby Harris Today, please welcome Debby Harris. She edits for the marvelous author, Jane Yolen, who has written over 300 books in various genres, but is perhaps most...
Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves, September 29, 2011
...to his cushy palace, and learns to say please and thank you and appreciate all he has.On Jane Yolen's Website, she includes anecdotal information about all her books which I find totally charming. About The Simple Prince...The original story was (I...
...How Do Dinosaurs Laugh Out Loud?by Jane Yolen (Author) and Mark Teague (Illustrator)Booktalk: A lift-the-flap board book to answer the age old question, once and for all, How Do Dinosaurs Laugh Out Loud?Snippet: Where do dinosaurs...
...Title: Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters Author: Jane Yolen About the Book: Beloved author Jane Yolen scares up a new rhyming read-aloud about the snarfing, growling, snoring way that monsters go to bed. Creep, gurgle, crawl, tumble! Meet...
...Title: How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday? Author: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague About the book: Surprise! Our bestselling little dinosaurs are back for a BIG birthday celebration! Everyone has a birthday, and from riotous birthday parties to the excitement...