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Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen

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?; Devil’s Arithmetic; and The Scarecrow’s Dance. Jane lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Visit her at www.janeyolen.com

Pretty Princess Pig will be released on May 03, 2011 in Paper Over Board
May 03, 2011
Pretty Princess Pig is now available in Paper Over Board
May 03, 2011
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Pretty Princess Pig
Aug 17, 2010
Not All Princesses Dress in Pink will be released on June 15, 2010 in Hardcover
Jun 15, 2010
Not All Princesses Dress in Pink is now available in Hardcover
Jun 15, 2010
My Father Knows the Names of Things will be released on April 27, 2010 in Hardcover
Apr 27, 2010
My Father Knows the Names of Things is now available in Hardcover
Apr 27, 2010
News:
The Scarecrow's Dance has won an award
Feb 20, 2010
Good Night, Little Bunny will be released on January 26, 2010 in Board Book
Jan 26, 2010
Good Night, Little Bunny is now available in Board Book
Jan 26, 2010
Oct 15, 2009
The Scarecrow's Dance will be released on August 25, 2009 in Hardcover
Aug 25, 2009
The Scarecrow's Dance is now available in Hardcover
Aug 25, 2009
The Salem Witch Trials will be released on September 07, 2004 in Hardcover
Sep 07, 2004
The Salem Witch Trials is now available in Hardcover
Sep 07, 2004
The Salem Witch Trials will be released on September 07, 2004 in
Sep 07, 2004

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Hopkins Patch, February 8, 2012
...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,...
Suite101.com, February 7, 2012
...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...
Canton Repository, February 5, 2012
...?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,...
Save the Children USA, January 28, 2012
...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...
OncoLink, January 18, 2012
...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...
Pocono Record, January 6, 2012
...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...
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, January 5, 2012
...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...
Let's Explore, October 10, 2011
...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...
The Blood-Red Pencil, September 30, 2011
...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...
Picture Book of the Day, September 29, 2011
...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...
Jane Yolen -- Author of children’s books, fantasy,, September 28, 2011
...do. The young readers of the world will never know how I suffer for my art. © 2011 Jane Yolen, all rights reserved...
Simply Stacie, September 28, 2011
...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...
Simply Stacie, September 23, 2011
...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...