YOLEN, Jane

YOLEN, Jane. American, b. 1939. Genres: Novels, Novellas/Short stories, Science fiction/Fantasy, Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, Poetry, Songs/ Lyrics and libretti, Children's non-fiction. Career: Gold Medal Books, NYC, assistant ed., 1960-61; Rutledge Books, NYC, associate ed., 1961-62; Alfred A. Knopf Juvenile Books, NYC, assistant ed., 1962-65; Jane Yolen Books, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich imprint, ed., 1987-96. Member, board of dirs., Society of Children's Book Writers, and Children's Literature Association; Science Fiction Writers of America, president, 1986-88. Publications: See This Little Line? (poetry), 1963; Pirates in Petticoats, 1963; The Witch Who Wasn't, 1964; Gwinellen, the Princess Who Could Not Sleep, 1965; Trust a City Kid, 1966; Isabel's Noel, 1967; Robin Hood (musical play), 1967; The Minstrel and the Mountain, 1968; Greyling, 1968; The Wizard of Washington Square, 1969; It All Depends, 1969; The Seventh Mandarin, 1970; Hobo Toad and the Motorcycle Gang, 1970; The Bird of Time, 1971; The Girl Who Loved the Wind, 1972; Friend: The Story of George Fox and the Quakers, 1972; The Wizard Islands, 1973; The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales, 1974; The Boy Who Had Wings, 1974; The Magic Three of Solatia, 1974; The Transfigured Hart, 1975; Ring Out!, 1975; Moon Ribbon and Other Tales, 1976; Milkweed Days, 1976; The Seeing Stick, 1977; The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales, 1977; The Giant's Farm, 1977; An Invitation to the Butterfly Ball (poetry), 1977; The Simple Prince, 1978; The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms, 1978; Spider Jane, 1978; The Giants Go Gamping, 1979; Dream Weaver, 1979; All in the Woodland Early (poetry), 1979; Spider Jane on the Move, 1980; Mice on Ice, 1980; How Beastly! (poetry), 1980; Dragon Night and Other Lullabies (poetry), 1980; Commander Toad in Space, 1980; The Robot and Rebecca, 1980; Sleeping Ugly, 1981; Uncle Lemon's Spring, 1981; Brothers of the Wind, 1981; The Boy Who Spoke Chimp, 1981; Shirlick Holmes and the Case of the Wandering Wardrobe, 1981; Dragons Blood, 1982; Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes, 1982; Neptune Rising, 1982; Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole, 1983; Cards of Grief, 1984; Children of the Wolf, 1974; Heart's Blood, 1984; The Stone's Silenus, 1984; Dragonfield and Other Stories, 1985; Commander Toad and the Dis-Asteroid, 1985; Dragons and Dreams, 1986; The Lullaby Songbook, 1986; Commander Toad and the Inter-Galactic Spy, 1986; Merlin's Booke, 1986; Ring of Earth, 1986; Favorite Folktales from Around the World, 1986; Piggins, 1987; Three Bear Rhyme Book, 1987; A Sending of Dragons, 1987; Owl Moon, 1987; Sister Light, Sister Dark, 1988; The Devil's Arithmetic, 1988; Picnic with Piggins, 1988; Werewolves, 1988; Piggins and the Royal Wedding, 1989; Dove Isabeau, 1989; Things that Go Bump in the Night, 1989; Best Witches, 1989; Laptime Song and Play Book, 1989; White Jenna, 1989; The Faery Flag, 1989; Sky Dogs, 1990; Bird Watch, 1990; Baby Bear's Bedtime Book, 1990; The Dragon's Boy, 1990; Elfabet, 1990; Dinosaur Dances, 1990; Tam Lin, 1990; All Those Secrets of the World, 1991; Wizard's Hall, 1991; Hark! A Christmas Sampler, 1991; Wings, 1992; Letting Swift River Go, 1992; Briar Rose, 1992; Eeny Meeny Miney Moe, 1992; Encounter, 1992; Letter from Phoenix Farm, 1992; Here There Be Dragons, 1993; Mother Goose Song Book, 1993; What Rhymes with Moon, 1993; Xanadu, 1993; Welcome to the Green House, 1993; Mouse's Birthday, 1993; Weather Report, 1993; Honkers, 1993; Raining Cats & Dogs, 1993; Old Dame Counterpane, 1994; Here There Be Unicorns, 1994; Girl in the Golden Bower, 1994; Old Macdonald Song Book, 1994; Beneath the Ghost Moon, 1994; Good Griselle, Animal Fare, 1994; Grandad Bill's Song, 1994; Here There Be Witches 1995; Ballad of the Pirate Queens, 1995; Water Music, 1995; Among Angels, 1995; O Jerusalem, 1996; There Be Angels, 1996; Passager, 1996; Hobby, 1996; Sacred Places, 1996; Milk & Honey, 1996; Meet the Monsters, 1996; Encuentro, 1996; Dragon's Blood, 1996; The Sea Man, 1997; Miz BerlinWalks, 1997; Child of Faerie, Child of Earth, 1997; Twelve Impossible Things before Breakfast, 1997; Once upon a Bedtime Story, 1997; The Books of Great Alta, 1997; Nocturne, 1997; Commander Toad and the Voyage Home, 1997; Merlin, 1997; House/House, 1998; Liar's Book, 1998; Welcome to the Ice House, 1998; Pegasus, the Flying Horse, 1998; Raising Yoder's Barn, 1998; The Originals, 1998; The One- Armed Queen, 1998; Here There Be Ghosts, 1998; Armageddon Summer, 1998; Moon Ball, 1999; (with H.E.Y. Stemple) Mary Celeste, 1999; Off We Go, 2000; Sherwood, 2000; How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, 2000; (with R.J. Harris) Queen's Own Fool, 2000; (with H.E.Y. Stemple) Dear Mother, Dear Daughter: Poems for Young People, 2001; Welcome to the River of Grass, 2001; (with S. Oppenheim) The Fish Prince, 2001; (with H.E.Y. Stemple) Wolf Girls, 2001; (with R.J. Harris) Odysseus in the Serpent Maze, 2001; Wild Wings (poetry), 2002; Horizons: Poems, 2002; (with R.J. Harris) Hyppolyta and the Curse of the Amazons, 2002; Girl in a Cage, 2002; The Firebird, 2002; Bedtime for Bunny, 2002; Bagpiper's Ghost; 2002; Animal Train, 2002; Take Joy, 2003; Sword of the Rightful King, 2003; (with S. Oppenheim) Sea King, 2003; (with H.E. Y. Stemple) Roanoke: The Lost Colony, 2003; Radiation Sonnets, 2003; My Brothers' Flying Machine, 2003; Mightier Than the Sword, 2003; Least Things (poetry), 2003; How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?, 2003; Hoptoad, 2003; Flying Witch, 2003; Boots and the Seven Leaguers, 2003; (with R.J. Harris) Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast, 2003; Perfect Wizard: Hans Christian Andersen, 2004; Meow, 2004; (with R.J. Harris) Jason and the Gorgon's Blood, 2004; How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?, 2004; How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?, 2004; Fine Featheredf Friends (poetry), 2004; Grandma's Hurrying Child, 2005. EDITOR: The Fireside Song Book of Birds and Beasts, 1972; Zoo 2000, 1973; Rounds about Rounds, 1977; Shape Shifters, 1978. Address: PO Box 27, Hatfield, MA 01038, U.S.A. Online address: janeyolen@aol.com; www.janeyolen.com