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 — 166 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) 84 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
The Quiet Monk 5 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
Fairy Tale Breakfasts: A Cookbook for Young Readers and Eaters (Fairy Tale Cookbooks) (2009) 4 copies
Make Way for the Boston Duckling 3 copies
Jane Yolen 3 copies
The Faery Flag [short story] 3 copies
Songs of summer 2 copies
De Natura Unicorni [short fiction] 2 copies
An Invitation to Butterfly Ball 2 copies
Not One Damsel in Distress 2 copies
The Lady’s Garden 2 copies
Cards of Grief [Short Story] 2 copies
hanukah fairy tale feasts 1 copy
Dream Reader [short story] 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
Isabel's Noel 1 copy
The Books of Greatalta hb 1 copy
Nebula Awards Showcase 2018 1 copy
Ghost Moon a Halloween Tale 1 copy
Sword of the Rigthful King 1 copy
We Celebrate the Light 1 copy
Egret's Day, An 1 copy
Curse Thirteenth Fey 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 — 762 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 — 354 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 — 119 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters II: More Tales to Give You the Creeps (1996) — Contributor — 111 copies
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 70 copies
Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers and Other Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1992) — Contributor — 64 copies
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories: Terrifying Tales Set on the Scariest Night of the Year! (2018) — Contributor — 63 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 — 38 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 Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 1993, Vol. 85, No. 4 & 5 (1993) 16 copies
The Reception of Grimms' Fairy Tales: Responses, Reactions, Revisions (1993) — Contributor — 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
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 1978, Vol. 55, No. 5 (1987) — Contributor — 12 copies
Alternative Theologies: Parables for a Modern World (Alternatives Book 3) (2018) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1986, Vol. 71, No. 5 (1986) — Contributor — 11 copies
Where Rockets Burn Through: Contemporary Science Fiction Poems from the UK (2012) — Contributor — 10 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 15 [Mid-December 1991] (1991) — Contributor — 10 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 14 [December 1991] (1991) — 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
The World Fantasy Convention 2011: Sailing the Seas of the Imagination — Contributor — 1 copy
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
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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
Sister Emily's Lightship: And Other Stories by Jane Yolen
It's an excellent collection. My favorites were "Granny Rumple" and the title story, "Sister Emily's Lightship." YMMV. As a side note, I also found it amusing that in the story about the story "Godmother Death," she mistook the holders of The Sandman comics copyright to be Marvel rather than DC. Of course, she also says she has a notoriously bad memory, so there you go.
"Where have the unicorns gone? / They have left their haven of greening bowers, / Of dapple-down trees and yellow-eyed flowers, / Their dimity dells and golding glades / Where shadows shift in silver shades." So begins this lovely picture book meditation on the unicorns and where they have gone from author Jane Yolen and illustrator Ruth Sanderson. Fleeing from the conflict, noise and industrial pollution of the human world, these beautiful creatures seek water again and again, eventually driven to their last refuge, in the sea...
One of a number of picture book collaborations between Yolen and Sanderson, Where Have the Unicorns Gone? pairs a wonderfully worded, emotionally involving poem with beautiful oil paintings. There is a sense of melancholy to the narrative here, as the unicorns are driven away by human activity, but also a sense of enchantment and rightness. After all, if unicorns were common, and easily found, they would not be so magical to us. Further, as Yolen observes in her brief author's note, there is a natural affinity between unicorns and water, something highlighted in many traditional tales about them, so the eventual answer to the question posed in the title makes perfect sense. Visually speaking, I thought the contrast between the unicorns and their peaceful activities and natural habitats on the one hand, and the stormy activity of human beings on the other, was quite striking. That said, my favorite images were the ones of the unicorns before their flight: in their flowery dells, or pristine pools. Recommended to young unicorn lovers, and to anyone who has wondered where unicorns (or enchantments) have gone.… (more)
One of a number of picture book collaborations between Yolen and Sanderson, Where Have the Unicorns Gone? pairs a wonderfully worded, emotionally involving poem with beautiful oil paintings. There is a sense of melancholy to the narrative here, as the unicorns are driven away by human activity, but also a sense of enchantment and rightness. After all, if unicorns were common, and easily found, they would not be so magical to us. Further, as Yolen observes in her brief author's note, there is a natural affinity between unicorns and water, something highlighted in many traditional tales about them, so the eventual answer to the question posed in the title makes perfect sense. Visually speaking, I thought the contrast between the unicorns and their peaceful activities and natural habitats on the one hand, and the stormy activity of human beings on the other, was quite striking. That said, my favorite images were the ones of the unicorns before their flight: in their flowery dells, or pristine pools. Recommended to young unicorn lovers, and to anyone who has wondered where unicorns (or enchantments) have gone.… (more)
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