Anna Jane Hays

Anna Jane Hays

Anna Jane Hays has had firsthand experience with seven preschoolers–her own two children and five grandchildren–as well as over 30 years experience in creating educational picture books, storybooks, and print activity books for preschoolers.  She joined the Children’s Television Workshop in 1970 and used her creativity and expertise to help develop publishing based on Sesame Street, the then-new, innovative, PBS preschool educational television series. She was first managing editor of the Sesame Street magazine start-up and developed original Sesame Street Book publishing in partnerships with Golden Press and Random House.  After 29 years at Sesame Street, she retired as Vice President/Editor in Chief of Book Publishing at Children's Television Workshop. Hays continues her work in children’s publishing and has since published several storybooks and…

Kindergarten Phonics Readers Boxed Set

Kindergarten Phonics Readers Boxed Set

Martha Weston, Anna Jane Hays, Terry Pierce, Kathryn Heling; illustrated by Valeria Petrone, Sue DiCicco, Deborah Hembrook, Sylvie Wickstrom
Kindergarten Countdown

Kindergarten Countdown

Anna Jane Hays; Illustrated by Linda Davick
Spring Surprises

Spring Surprises

Anna Jane Hays; Illustrated by Hala Wittwer Swearingen
Smarty Sara

Smarty Sara

Anna Jane Hays; illustrated by Sylvie Wickstrom
Here Comes Silent E!

Here Comes Silent E!

Anna Jane Hays; illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi
The Pup Speaks Up

The Pup Speaks Up

Anna Jane Hays; illustrated by Valeria Petrone
Silly Sara: A Phonics Reader

Silly Sara: A Phonics Reader

Anna Jane Hays; illustrated by Sylvie Wickstrom

Series with Anna Jane Hays

Books by Anna Jane Hays from Astra Publishing House