A number of sad things happened to me today but the one that made me cry was reading that the world has lost the enormous talent of Jane Yolen. Of course we do have her books - books! Her final book was number 450. I would love to go to a library in the US and find all 450 that would be so fabulous. Here are just a handful that I have shared on this blog beginning with one of my most favourite picture books to read aloud - Owl Moon.
Here is a brief biography and a partial list of her amazing books. And here is an interview from 2014 with Kidlit.
Here is the Facebook post from her daughter: It is with profound sadness that I, along with my brothers Adam Stemple and Jason Stemple, share the news of our mother, Jane Yolen's passing. As you all probably know, she had one of the most brilliant creative minds of our time. This year, her 450th book published. She has been awarded 6 honorary doctorates and too many awards to mention here. She has mentored, inspired, and nurtured so many authors and illustrators through her words both on the page and off. But, beyond that, she was our mother and grandmother. ... But friends and fans alike, please know that she passed gently with no pain or stress, with my brother Adam’s music filling the room and me reading Owl Moon to her one last time.
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