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…

In and Out the Window

In and Out the Window

Jane Yolen; illustrated by Cathrin Peterslund
We Celebrate the Light

We Celebrate the Light

Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple; Illustrated by Jieting Chen
I Am the Storm

I Am the Storm

Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple; Illustrated by Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell
Mapping the Bones

Mapping the Bones

Jane Yolen
Fly With Me

Fly With Me

Jane Yolen
The Seelie King's War

The Seelie King's War

Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple
Stone Angel

Stone Angel

Jane Yolen; Illustrated by Katie May Green
The Last Changeling

The Last Changeling

Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple
The Hostage Prince

The Hostage Prince

Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple
B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy)

B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy)

Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey Hush, Little Horsie

Hush, Little Horsie

Jane Yolen; illustrated by Ruth Sanderson
Snow in Summer

Snow in Summer

Jane Yolen
The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye Except the Queen

Except the Queen

Jane Yolen
Wizard's Hall

Wizard's Hall

Jane Yolen
Elsie's Bird

Elsie's Bird

Jane Yolen; Illustrated by David Small
The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics) Queen's Own Fool

Queen's Own Fool

Jane Yolen
Miz Berlin Walks

Miz Berlin Walks

Jane Yolen; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Commander Toad and the Voyage Home Merlin and the Dragons

Merlin and the Dragons

Jane Yolen; Illustrated by Li Ming
The Emperor and the Kite

The Emperor and the Kite

Jane Yolen; illustrated by Ed Young
Welcome to the Green House

Sleeping Ugly

Jane Yolen
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole Commander Toad and the Dis-asteroid Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes Favorite Folktales from Around the World Owl Moon

Owl Moon

Jane Yolen; Illustrated by John Schoenherr
Commander Toad in Space

Author Contributions

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

Rudyard Kipling, with an Introduction by Marilyn Sides and an Afterword by Jane Yolen

Books by Jane Yolen from Candlewick

His Fairytale Life

His Fairytale Life

Jane Yolen
Rum Pum Pum

Rum Pum Pum

David L. Harrison and Jane Yolen
Bear Outside

Bear Outside

Jane Yolen
Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters Take Two!

Take Two!

J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen

Books by Jane Yolen from Charlesbridge

Monsters of Fife: Sea Dragons The Leather Apron Club Plymouth Rocks!

Plymouth Rocks!

Jane Yolen
Meet Me at the Well

Meet Me at the Well

Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin
Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs

Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs

Jane Yolen and J. Patrick Lewis
Bad Girls

Bad Girls

Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs

Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs

J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen
Sea Queens

Sea Queens

Jane Yolen

Books by Jane Yolen from Astra Publishing House

You Nest Here with Me

You Nest Here with Me

Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Grumbles from the Forest

Grumbles from the Forest

Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Thunder Underground

Thunder Underground

Jane Yolen
A Mirror to Nature

A Mirror to Nature

Jane Yolen
Grumbles from the Town

Grumbles from the Town

Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Shape Me a Rhyme

Shape Me a Rhyme

Jane Yolen
Count Me a Rhyme

Count Me a Rhyme

Jane Yolen
Bug Off! Creepy, Crawly Poems An Egret's Day

An Egret's Day

Jane Yolen
Snow, Snow

Snow, Snow

Jane Yolen