Jane Yolen
Author of Owl Moon
About the Author
Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her show more first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Jane Yolen
2041: Twelve Short Stories About the Future by Top Science Fiction Writers (1991) — Editor, Contributor — 167 copies
National Geographic Kids Animal Stories: Heartwarming True Tales from the Animal Kingdom (2014) 98 copies
This Little Piggy with CD: Lap Songs, Finger Plays, Clapping Games and Pantomime Rhymes (2005) 85 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens: First Annual Collection (Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy… (2005) — Editor — 81 copies
Ring of Earth: A Child's Book of Seasons : This Ring of Earth, This World, This Sphere, Enclosed Within the Circled… (1986) 71 copies
Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (1986) — Editor; Contributor — 42 copies
Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Collection of Original Stories (1989) — Editor; Contributor — 29 copies
Spaceships and Spells: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science-fiction Stories (1987) — Editor, Contributor — 25 copies
The Three Bears Holiday Thyme Book 23 copies
Shape Shifters: Fantasy and Science Fiction Tales About Humans Who Can Change Their Shapes (1978) — Editor, Contributor — 18 copies
The Fantasy & Science Fiction Book of Unicorns, Volume 2 — Contributor — 13 copies
The Leather Apron Club: Benjamin Franklin, His Son Billy & America's First Circulating Library (2021) 11 copies
THIS LITTLE PIGGY AND OTHER RHYMES TO SING AND PLAY: Lap Songs, Finger Plays, Clapping Games, and Pantomime Rhymes (2005) 8 copies
Slipping Sideways Through Eternity 6 copies
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?; How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?; How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?; and How Do… (2000) 5 copies
The Quiet Monk 5 copies
Fairy Tale Breakfasts: A Cookbook for Young Readers and Eaters (Fairy Tale Cookbooks) (2009) 4 copies
Jane Yolen 3 copies
Make Way for the Boston Duckling 3 copies
The Faery Flag [short story] 3 copies
De Natura Unicorni [short fiction] 2 copies
An Invitation to Butterfly Ball 2 copies
Songs of summer 2 copies
The Lady’s Garden 2 copies
Cards of Grief [Short Story] 2 copies
Not One Damsel in Distress 2 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2018 1 copy
Sword of the Rigthful King 1 copy
hanukah fairy tale feasts 1 copy
Ghost Moon a Halloween Tale 1 copy
Curse Thirteenth Fey 1 copy
Egret's Day, An 1 copy
Merlin and the Dragon 1 copy
Tea with an Old Giant | Juvenile Fiction Book | Reading Age 5-9 | Grade Level K-3 | Touches on Social Issues, Fantasy &… (2023) 1 copy
Straw Bag, Tin Box, Cloth Suitcase: Three Immigrant Voices Trade Book | Multigenerational Book | Reading Age 8-12 |… (2023) 1 copy
Joking, Rhyming Animals Ready-to-Read Value Pack: Interrupting Cow; Interrupting Cow and the Chicken Crossing the Road;… (2022) 1 copy
Dream Reader [short story] 1 copy
The Books of Greatalta hb 1 copy
Isabel's Noel 1 copy
We Celebrate the Light 1 copy
¿Comó comen los dinosaurios? 1 copy
Carrion Crows 1 copy
A Knot of Toads 1 copy
The House of Seven Angels 1 copy
Rabbit Hole 1 copy
Wolf/child 1 copy
Mesopotamian Fire 1 copy
Swiss Family Robinson 1 copy
Treasure Island (Walmart) 1 copy
Feast of Souls {short story} 1 copy
Bird Count 1 copy
Garden Fairies {poem} 1 copy
Märchen {poem} 1 copy
Isabel's Noel 1 copy
Dog Boy Remembers 1 copy
Ear [short story] 1 copy
The Ring at Yarrow {poem} 1 copy
How Do Dinosaurs 5 Books Collection Pack Set ByJane Yolen and Mark Teague (Get Well Soon?, HOW DO DINOSAURS EAT THEIR… (2014) 1 copy
I Am a Woman 1 copy
No Tanks 1 copy
Captains Courageous 1 copy
Troll [Short Story] 1 copy
Associated Works
Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World (1998) — Introduction, some editions — 763 copies
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 570 copies
Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England (1987) — Contributor — 485 copies
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers: Magical Tales of Love and Seduction (1998) — Contributor — 355 copies
The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur (1989) — Contributor — 303 copies
The Outspoken Princess and The Gentle Knight: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (1994) — Contributor — 200 copies
Mad Hatters and March Hares: All-New Stories from the World of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (2017) — Contributor — 120 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters II: More Tales to Give You the Creeps (1996) — Contributor — 113 copies
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 70 copies
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories: Terrifying Tales Set on the Scariest Night of the Year! (2018) — Contributor — 65 copies
Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers and Other Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1992) — Contributor — 64 copies
Nebula Awards 24: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1988 (1988) — Contributor — 58 copies
Nebula Awards 29: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year (Nebula Awards Showcase) (1995) — Contributor — 55 copies
Vampires, Zombies, Werewolves and Ghosts: 25 Classic Stories of the Supernatural (2011) — Contributor — 39 copies
The Alchemy of Stars: Rhysling Award Winners Showcase (2005) — Introduction; Contributor — 28 copies
Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women (Lions Tracks) (1989) — Contributor — 28 copies
Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories (Laksa Anthology Series #5) (2021) — Contributor — 25 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2017] (2017) — Contributor — 20 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 9 & 10 [September/October 2017] (2017) — Contributor — 17 copies
Deconstructing Tolkien: A Fundamental Analysis of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (2004) — Contributor — 17 copies
The Reception of Grimms' Fairy Tales: Responses, Reactions, Revisions (1993) — Contributor — 16 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 1993, Vol. 85, No. 4 & 5 (1993) 16 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1985, Vol. 69, No. 6 (1985) — Contributor — 15 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 11, No. 7 [July 1987] (1987) — Contributor — 14 copies
Glass Bead Games — Contributor — 13 copies
Alternative Theologies: Parables for a Modern World (Alternatives Book 3) (2018) — Contributor — 12 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 15 [Mid-December 1991] (1991) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1978, Vol. 55, No. 5 (1987) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1985, Vol. 68, No. 2 (1985) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1986, Vol. 71, No. 5 (1986) — Contributor — 11 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 14 [December 1991] (1991) — Contributor — 11 copies
Where Rockets Burn Through: Contemporary Science Fiction Poems from the UK (2012) — Contributor — 10 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November/December 2019, Vol. 137, Nos. 5 & 6 (2019) — Contributor — 8 copies
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? (Video) — Originator — 3 copies
Tell Me a Story/Best Loved Stories : Live performances from the 20th anniversary National Storytelling Festival (1995) — Introduction, some editions — 1 copy
Lady Poetesses from Hell — Contributor — 1 copy
The World Fantasy Convention 2011: Sailing the Seas of the Imagination — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Stemple, Jane Hyatt Yolen
- Birthdate
- 1939-02-11
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Wombat Hatfield, Massachusetts, USA
St. Andrews, Scotland, UK - Education
- Smith College (B.A. ∙ 1960)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Occupations
- fiction author
editor
storyteller
poet - Relationships
- Yolen, Will H. (parent)
Stemple, David (spouse)
Stemple, Heidi E. Y. (offspring)
Stemple, Adam (offspring)
Stemple, Jason (offspring) - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Pre-Joycean Fellowship - Awards and honors
- E.E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction (1990)
Regina Medal (1992)
World Fantasy Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) (2009)
SFPA Grand Master Award (2010)
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award (2017)
Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award (2020) - Agent
- Curtis Brown, Ltd.
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Found: Book showing Theseus as a child in Name that Book (November 2023)
YA fantasy novel/novella circa early mid-2000s in Name that Book (June 2013)
Reviews
Mighty Micah by Jane Yolen
feeling brave; Purim story of Esther
{My thoughts} – I’d like to say its your typical classroom, but it kind of is and it isn’t. You have a Mummy for a teacher and all your peers including yourself are monster children. It’s actually a rather cute little book, that I think is ideal to be read around Halloween.
The words and the illustration match the book perfectly. I like that it has a nice little lesson within it’s pages about acceptance and understanding. I also enjoyed the overall interaction between each of the characters within the book while trying to find the missing tooth. I like that the monster children worked together in an attempt to find it and then the monster child that was least likely to find it did.
I think that any child could enjoy this book. Especially if they have huge imaginations and enjoy reading about monsters.… (more)
The words and the illustration match the book perfectly. I like that it has a nice little lesson within it’s pages about acceptance and understanding. I also enjoyed the overall interaction between each of the characters within the book while trying to find the missing tooth. I like that the monster children worked together in an attempt to find it and then the monster child that was least likely to find it did.
I think that any child could enjoy this book. Especially if they have huge imaginations and enjoy reading about monsters.… (more)
This is another fantastic book by Jane Yolen. This children’s author can do almost no wrong. Her new book is based on a quote by Margaret Weiss Brown, the lady who wrote Good Night Moon. This book is simple and quiet, but in the best way. It uses that quietness, that simpleness, and the fantastic illustrations to tell the story and make a point. This book is almost timeless. 100 years from now a kid could pick it up and still see something of their selves within the pages.
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Statistics
- Works
- 656
- Also by
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #127
- Rating
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- Reviews
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