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Jane Yolen

Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. All of Yolen's stories and poems are rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.
In and Out the Window
We Celebrate the Light
I Am the Storm
Mapping the Bones
Fly with Me
The Seelie King's War
Stone Angel
The Last Changeling
The Hostage Prince
B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy)
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey
Hush, Little Horsie
Snow in Summer
The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye
Except the Queen
Wizard's Hall
Elsie's Bird
The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
Queen's Own Fool
Miz Berlin Walks
Commander Toad and the Voyage Home
Merlin and the Dragons
The Emperor and the Kite
Sleeping Ugly
Welcome to the Green House
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates
Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy
Commander Toad and the Dis-asteroid
Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole
Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes
Favorite Folktales from Around the World
Owl Moon
Commander Toad in Space

Books

In and Out the Window
We Celebrate the Light
I Am the Storm
Mapping the Bones
Fly with Me
The Seelie King's War
Stone Angel
The Last Changeling
The Hostage Prince
B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy)
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey
Hush, Little Horsie
Snow in Summer
The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye
Except the Queen
Wizard's Hall
Elsie's Bird
The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
Queen's Own Fool
Miz Berlin Walks
Commander Toad and the Voyage Home
Merlin and the Dragons
The Emperor and the Kite
Sleeping Ugly
Welcome to the Green House
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates
Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy
Commander Toad and the Dis-asteroid
Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole
Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes
Favorite Folktales from Around the World
Owl Moon
Commander Toad in Space

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