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Jane Yolen Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is '' The Devil's Arithmetic'', a Holocaust novella. H ...
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Novels

*''The Wizard of Washington Square'' (1969) *''The Inway Investigators, or, The Mystery at McCracken's Place'' (1970) *''The Magic Three of Solatia'' (1974) *''The Transfigured Hart'' (1975) *''The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms'' (1978) *''The Gift of Sarah Barker'' (1981) *''The River Maid'' (1981) *''Children of the Wolf'' (1984) *''The Stone Silenus'' (1984) *'' Cards of Grief'' (1985,
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given annually for outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas. Established by the Mythopoeic Society in 1971, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awar ...
for Adult Literature) *''The Dragon's Boy'' (1990) *'' Wizard's Hall'' (1991) *''The Wild Hunt'' (1995) *'' Briar Rose'' (1992, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature,
Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...
finalist) *'' Armageddon Summer'' (1998, with
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, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers) *''Sword of the Rightful King'' (2003,
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Best Books 2004,
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2004, ALA Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth 2004) *''Except the Queen'' (2010, with
Midori Snyder Midori Snyder is an American writer of fantasy, mythic fiction, and nonfiction on myth and folklore. She has published eight novels for children and adults, winning the Mythopoeic Award for ''The Innamorati''. Her work has been translated into F ...
) *''Snow in Summer'' (2011) *''Curse of the Thirteenth Fairy'' (2012) *''B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy)'' (2013, with Adam Stemple) * ''Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves, and Other Female Villains'' (2013, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple and illustrated by Rebecca Guay) *''A Plague of Unicorns'' (2014) *''Centaur Rising'' (2014) *''Trash Mountain'' (2015) *''Mapping the Bones'' (2018) *''Finding Baba Yaga'' (2018) *''Schlemiel Comes to America'' (2023) ;The Pit Dragon Chronicles #''Dragon's Blood'' (1982) #''Heart's Blood'' (1984) #''A Sending of Dragons'' (1987) #''Dragon's Heart'' (2009) Great Alta # ''Sister Light, Sister Dark'' (1988, Nebula Award finalist) # ''White Jenna'' (1989, Nebula Award finalist) # ''The One-Armed Queen'' (1998) The Young Merlin Trilogy (Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature) # ''Passager'' (1996) # ''Hobby'' (1996) # ''Merlin'' (1997) Tartan Magic # ''The Wizard's Map'' (1999) # ''The Pictish Child'' (1999) # ''The Bagpiper's Ghost'' (2002) The Stuart Quartet (with Robert J. Harris) # ''Queen's Own Fool'' (2000), based on the life of Nichola a jester at the court of
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#''Girl in a Cage'' (2002) #''Prince Across the Water'' (2004) #''The Rogues'' (2007) Young Heroes (with Robert J. Harris) * ''Odysseus in the Serpent Maze'' (2001) * ''Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons'' (2001) * ''Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast'' (2003) * ''Jason and the Gorgon's Blood'' (2004) Rock 'n' Roll Fairy Tales (with Adam Stemple) *''Boots and the Seven Leaguers'' (2000) *''Pay the Piper'' (2005, Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel) *''The Troll Bridge'' (2007) The Seelie Wars (with Adam Stemple) *''The Hostage Prince'' (2013) *''The Last Changeling'' (2014) *''The Seelie King's War'' (2016)


Short fiction

;Collections *''The Wizard Islands'' (1973, illustrated by Robert Quackenbush) *''The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales'' (1974) *''The Moon Ribbon and Other Tales'' (1976) *''The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales'' (1977) *''Dream Weaver'' (1979) *''Neptune Rising: Songs and Tales of the Undersea People'' (1982) *''Tales of Wonder'' (1983) *''The Whitethorn Wood and Other Magicks'' (1984) *''Dragonfield and Other Stories'' (1985) *''Merlin's Booke'' (1986) *''Tales of Wonder'' (1987, for adults) *''The Faery Flag'' (1989) *''Storyteller'' (1992) *''Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast'' (1997) *''Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories'' (2000) *''The Fish Prince and Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales'' (2001, with Shulamith Levey Oppenheim) *''Once Upon a Time (She Said)'' (2005) *''The Last Selchie Child'' (2012) *''Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist'' (2013, with Rebecca Kai Dotlich) *''The Bloody Tide'' (2014) *''The Emerald Circus'' (2017) *''How to Fracture a Fairy Tale'' (2017, stories and poems) *''The Midnight Circus'' (2020) *''The Scarlet Circus'' (2023) Here There Be... illustrated by David Wilgus * ''Here There Be Dragons'' (1993) * ''Here There Be Unicorns'' (1994) * ''Here There Be Witches'' (1995) * ''Here There Be Angels'' (1996) * ''Here There Be Ghosts'' (1998) ;Stories *


Children's books and picture books


Fiction picture books

*''The Witch Who Wasn't'' (1964, illustrated by
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) *''Gwinellen: The Princess Who Could Not Sleep'' (1965, illustrated by Ed Renfro) *''
The Emperor and the Kite ''The Emperor and the Kite'', written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Ed Young, is a 1967 picture book. ''The Emperor and the Kite'' was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book for 1968 and was Young's first Caldecott Honor Medal of a total of three durin ...
'' (1967, illustrated by Ed Young;
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winner, 1968) *''Isabel's Noel'' (1967, illustrated by
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) *The Minstrel and the Mountain: A Tale of Peace (1968, illustrated by Anne Rockwell) *''The Longest Name on the Block'' (1968, illustrated by Peter Madden) *''It All Depends'' (1969, illustrated by Don Bolognese) *''The Seventh Mandarin'' (1970, illustrated by Ed Young) *''The Bird of Time'' (1971, illustrated by
Mercer Mayer Mercer Mayer (born December 30, 1943) is an American children's author and illustrator. He has published over 300 books, using a wide range of illustrative styles. Mayer is best known for his ''Little Critter'' and ''Little Monster'' series of ...
) *''Rainbow Rider'' (1974, illustrated by Michael Foreman) *''The Boy Who Had Wings'' (1974, illustrated by Helga Aichinger) *''The Little Spotted Fish'' (1974, illustrated by Friso Henstra) *''An Invitation To The Butterfly Ball'' (1976, illustrated by Jane Breskin Zalben) *''Milkweed Days'' (1976, photos by Gabriel Amadeus Cooney) *''The Seeing Stick'' (1977, illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini) *''The Sultan's Perfect Tree'' (1977, illustrated by Barbara Garrison) *''The Simple Prince'' (1978, illustrated by Jack Kent) *''No Bath Tonight'' (1978, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker) *''All in the Woodland Early: An ABC Book'' (1978, illustrated by Jane Breskin Zalben) *''The Giants Go Camping'' (1979, illustrated by
Tomie dePaola Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (; September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as '' Strega Nona''. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifeti ...
) *''The Giants' Farm'' (1979, illustrated by Tomie dePaola) *''The Robot and Rebecca: Mystery of the Code-Carrying Kids'' (1980, illustrated by Jurg Obrist) *''Mice on Ice'' (1980, illustrated by Lawrence Di Fiori) *''Dragon Night and Other Lullabies'' (1980, illustrated by Demi) *''The Robot, Rebecca, and the Missing Owser'' (1981, illustrated by Lady McCrady) *''Sleeping Ugly'' (1981, illustrated by Diane Stanley) *''Uncle Lemon's Spring'' (1981, illustrated by
Glen Rounds Glen Harold Rounds (April 4, 1906 – September 27, 2002) was an American writer and illustrator. In a career that exceeded six decades, he wrote and illustrated well over 100 books. He was the recipient of more than 25 literary awards. Early l ...
) *''Shirlick Holmes and the Case of the Wandering Wardrobe'' (1981, illustrated by Anthony Rao) *''The Boy Who Spoke Chimp'' (1981, illustrated by
David Wiesner David Wiesner (born February 5, 1956) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books, known best for picture books including some that tell stories without words. As an illustrator he has won three Caldecott Medals recognizing the year ...
) *''The Acorn Quest'' (1981, illustrated by Susanna Natti) *''Brothers of the Wind'' (1981, illustrated by Barbara Berger) *''The Sleeping Beauty'' (1986, illustrated by Ruth Sanderson) *''The Girl Who Loved the Wind'' (1987, illustrated by Ed Young;
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was an American literary award conferred on several books annually by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education annually from 1958 to 1979. Award-winning books were deemed to "belong on the same shelf" ...
) *''
Owl Moon ''Owl Moon'' is a 1987 children's picture book by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr. It won many awards, most notably the Caldecott Medal for its illustrations,American Library AssociationCaldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present URL acce ...
'' (1987, illustrated by
John Schoenherr John Carl Schoenherr (July 5, 1935 – April 8, 2010) was an American illustrator. He won the 1988 Caldecott Medal for U.S. children's book illustration, recognizing '' Owl Moon'' by Jane Yolen, which recounts the story of the first time a father ...
;
Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...
winner, 1988) *''Dove Isabeau'' (1989, illustrated by Dennis Nolan) *''Tam Lin'' (1990, illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak) *''Elfabet: An ABC of Elves'' (1990, illustrated by Lauren A. Mills) *''Sky Dogs'' (1990, illustrated by Barry Moser) *''Dinosaur Dances'' (1990, illustrated by Bruce Degan) *''All Those Secrets of the World'' (1991, illustrated by Leslie Baker) *''Hark! A Christmas Sampler'' (1991, with
Tomie dePaola Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (; September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as '' Strega Nona''. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifeti ...
) *''Greyling'' (1991, illustrated by
William Stobbs William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
) *''Wings'' (1991, illustrated by Dennis Nolan) *''Letting Swift River Go'' (1992, illustrated by
Barbara Cooney Barbara Cooney (August 6, 1917 – March 10, 2000) was an American writer and illustrator of 110 children's books, published over sixty years. She received two Caldecott Medals for her work on ''Chanticleer and the Fox'' (1958) and '' Ox-Cart Ma ...
) *''Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole'' (1992, illustrated by Kathryn Brown) *''Welcome to the Green House'' (1993, illustrated by Laura Regan) *''Too Old for Naps'' (1993, illustrated by Alexi Natchev) *''Honkers'' (1993, illustrated by Leslie Baker) *''Mouse's Birthday'' (1993, illustrated by Bruce Degen) *''The Girl in the Golden Bower'' (1994, illustrated by
Jane Dyer Jane Dyer (born 1949) is an American author and illustrator of more than fifty books, including Amy Krouse Rosenthal's ''Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, Cookies'' series and Jeanne Birdsall's ''Lucky and Squash''. Background Dyer grew up in N ...
) *''Beneath the Ghost Moon'' (1994, illustrated by Laurel Molk) *''Good Griselle'' (1994, illustrated by David Christiana) *''Before the Storm'' (1994, illustrated by Georgia Pugh) *''Grandad Bill's Song'' (1994, illustrated by Melissa Bay Mathis) *''Old Dame Counterpane'' (1994, illustrated by Ruth Tietjen Councell) *''The Ballad of the Pirate Queens'' (1995, illustrated by David Shannon) *''Alphabestiary'' (1995, illustrated by Allan Eitzen) *''Merlin and the Dragons'' (1995, illustrated by Li Ming, based on film ''Merlin and the Dragons'') *''A Sip of Aesop'' (1995, illustrated by Karen Barbour) *''And Twelve Chinese Acrobats'' (1995, illustrated by Jean Gralley) *''Little Mouse & Elephant: A Tale from Turkey'' (1995, illustrated by John Segal) *''Musicians of Bremen: A Tale from Germany'' (1995, illustrated by John Segal) *''Encounter'' (1996, picture book illustrated by David Shannon) *''Meet the Monsters'' (1996, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by Patricia Ludlow) *''Miz Berlin Walks'' (1997, illustrated by Floyd Cooper) *''Nocturne'' (1997, illustrated by Anne Hunter) *''Once Upon a Bedtime Story'' (1997, illustrated by Ruth Tietjen Councell) *''Pegasus, the Flying Horse'' (1998, illustrated by Li Ming) *''Welcome to the Ice House'' (1998, illustrated by Laura Regan) *''
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'' (1998, illustrated by Michael Köelsch) *''The Sea Man'' (1998, illustrated by Christopher Denise) *''King Long Shanks'' (1998, illustrated by Victoria Chess) *'' Raising Yoder's Barn'' (1998, illustrations by
Bernie Fuchs Bernie Fuchs (October 29, 1932 – September 17, 2009) was an American illustrator known for advertising art, magazine illustration and portraiture, including for a series of U.S. postage stamps. Biography Fuchs was born in O'Fallon, Illinois ...
) *''MoonBall'' (1999, illustrated by Greg Couch) *''Where Have the Unicorns Gone?'' (2000, illustrated by Ruth Sanderson) *''Off We Go!'' (2000, illustrated by Laurel Molk) *''The Flying Witch'' (2003, illustrated by Vladimir Vagin) *''The Firebird'' (2002, illustrated by Vladimir Vagin) *''Harvest Home'' (2002, illustrated by Greg Shed) *''The Sea King'' (2002, with Shulamith Levey Oppenheim; illustrated by Stefan Czernecki) *''Time for Naps'' (2002, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata) *''Hoptoad'' (2003, illustrated by Karen Lee Schmidt) *''Child of Faerie, Child of Earth'' (2005, illustrated by Jane Dyer) *''Grandma's Hurrying Child'' (2005, illustrated by Kay Charao) *''Soft House'' (2005, illustrated by
Wendy Anderson Halperin Wendy Anderson Halperin (born April 10, 1952) is an American illustrator and author of Children's literature, children's books. Biography Education Halperin was born on April 10, 1952, in Joliet, Illinois. She attended Syracuse University, 19 ...
) *''Dimity Duck'' (2006, illustrated by Sebastien Braun) *''Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep'' (2007, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by Brooke Dyer) *''Naming Liberty'' (2008, illustrated by Jim Burke) *''One Hippo Hops'' (2008, illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen) *''Sad, Mad, Glad Hippos'' (2008, illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen) *''Hip Hippos'' (2008, illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen) *''Mama's Kiss'' (2008, illustrated by Daniel Baxter) *''Pumpkin Baby'' (2009, illustrated by Susan Mitchell) *''The Scarecrow's Dance'' (2009, illustrated by
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) *''My Uncle Emily'' (2009, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter) *''Come to the Fairies' Ball'' (2009, illustrated by Gary Lippincott) *''Under the Star: A Christmas Counting Story'' (2009, illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen) *''Elsie's Bird'' (2010, illustrated by
David Small David Small (born February 12, 1945) is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. His books have been awarded a Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors, among other recognition. Biography David Small ...
) *''Hush, Little Horsie'' (2010, illustrated by Ruth Sanderson) *''My Father Knows the Names of Things'' (2010, illustrated by
Stéphane Jorisch Stéphane Jorisch is a Canadian artist and illustrator. He is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration(once in 1993 for ''Le Monde selon Jean de ...'' and in 1999 for ''Charlotte et l'île du des ...
) *''Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters'' (2011, illustrated by
Kelly Murphy Kelly Murphy is an American author, illustrator and educator. She is based in Providence, Rhode Island. Early life Murphy was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in southeastern Massachusetts. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design ...
) *''The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye'' (2011, illustrated by Jim LaMarche) *''Pretty Princess Pig'' (2011, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by Sam Williams) *''Sister Bear: A Norse Tale'' (2011, illustrated by Linda Graves) *''Waking Dragons'' (2012, illustrated by Derek Anderson) *''Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters'' (2013, illustrated by
Kelly Murphy Kelly Murphy is an American author, illustrator and educator. She is based in Providence, Rhode Island. Early life Murphy was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in southeastern Massachusetts. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design ...
) *''The Stranded Whale'' (2015, illustrated by Melanie Cataldo) *''Stone Angel'' (2015, illustrated by Katie May Green), *''You Nest Here with Me'' (2015, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by
Melissa Sweet Melissa Sweet is an Australian journalist and nonfiction writer. Formerly employed by ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', ''The Bulletin'' magazine, and Australian Associated Press, she specializes in writing about human health and medicine. Early ...
) *''Sing a Season Song'' (2015, illustrated by Lisa Ashlock) *''What To Do With a Box'' (2016, illustrated by Chris Sheban) *''On Bird Hill'' (2016, illustrated by Bob Marstall) *''On Duck Pond'' (2017, illustrated by Bob Marstall) *''Thunder Underground'' (2017, illustrated by Josée Masse) *''On Gull Beach'' (2018, illustrated by Bob Marstall) *''Crow Not Crow'' (2018, illustrated by Elizabeth Dulemba) *''A Bear Sat on My Porch Today'' (2018, illustrated by Rilla Alexander) *''Monster Academy'' (2018, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by John McKinley) *''Miriam at the River'' (2020, illustrated by Khoa Le) *''Kiki Kicks'' (2023, with Ariel Stemple; illustrated by John Ledda) ;Commander Toad *''Commander Toad in Space'' (1980) *''Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes'' (1982) *''Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole'' (1983) *''Commander Toad and the Dis-asteroid'' (1985) *''Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy'' (1986) *''Commander Toad and the Space Pirates'' (1987) *''Commander Toad and the Voyage Home'' (1998) Piggins (illustrated by Jane Dyer) * ''Piggins'' (1987) * ''Picnic with Piggins'' (1988) * ''Piggins and the Royal Wedding'' (1989) How Do Dinosaurs...? (illustrated by Mark Teague) *''How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?'' (2000) *''How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?'' (2002) *''How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read?'' (2003) *''How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?'' (2004) *''How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?'' (2004) *''How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?'' (2005) *''How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends?'' (2006) *''How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors?'' (2006) *''How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?'' (2007) *''How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?'' (2009) *''How Do Dinosaurs Learn Colours and Numbers?'' (2009) *''How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Cats?'' (2010) *''How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs?'' (2010) *''How Do Dinosaurs Laugh Out Loud?'' (2010) *''How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday?'' (2011) *''How Do Dinosaurs Go Up and Down?'' (2011) *''How Do Dinosaurs Play All Day?'' (2011) *''How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?'' (2012) *''How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah?'' (2012) *''How Do Dinosaurs Eat Cookies?'' (2012) *''How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad?'' (2013) *''How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe?'' (2013) *''How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends?'' (2016) *''How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?'' (2016) Baby Bear (illustrated by Melissa Sweet) *''Baby Bear's Bedtime Book'' (1990) * ''Baby Bear's Chairs'' (2005) * ''Baby Bear's Books'' (2006) * ''Baby Bear's Big Dreams'' (2007) Little Frog *''Little Frog and the Scary Autumn Thing'' (2016, illustrated by Ellen Shi) *''Little Frog and the Spring Polliwogs'' (2017, illustrated by Ellen Shi)


Story collections

*''Spider Jane'' (1978, illustrated by Stefan Bernath) *''Ring of Earth: A Child's Book of Seasons'' (1986, illustrated by John Wallner) *''Milk and Honey: A Year of Jewish Holidays'' (1996, illustrated by Louise August) *''The Fairies' Ring: A Book of Fairy Stories & Poems'' (1999, illustrated by Stephen Mackey) *''Not One Damsel In Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls'' (2000, illustrated by Susan Guevara) * ''Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales for Strong Boys'' (2003, illustrated by Raúl Colón) *''The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories'' (2004, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by Rebecca Guay) *''Meow: Cat Stories from Around the World'' (2005, illustrated by Hala Wittwer) *''The Barefoot Book of Dance Stories'' (2010, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by Helen Cann) *''Animal Stories: Heartwarming True Tales from the Animal Kingdom'' (2014, with Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Adam Stemple, and Jason Stemple; illustrated by Jui Ishida) *''Once There Was a Story: Tales from Around the World, Perfect for Sharing'' (2017, illustrated by Jane Dyer) *''Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible'' (2018, with Barbara Diamond Goldin; illustrated by Vali Mintzi)


Songbooks

* ''The Fireside Song Book of Birds and Beasts'' (1972, musical arrangement by Barbara Green; illustrated by Peter Parnall) * ''Rounds about Rounds'' (1977, music arrangement by Barbara Green; illustrated by Gail Gibbons) * ''The Lullaby Songbook'' (1986, music arrangement by Adam Stemple; illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak) * ''The Lap-Time Song and Play Book'' (1998, music arrangement by Adam Stemple; illustrated by Margot Tomes) * ''Jane Yolen's Mother Goose Songbook'' (1992, music arrangement by Adam Stemple; illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman) * ''Jane Yolen's Songs Of Summer'' (1993, music arrangement by Adam Stemple; illustrated by Cyd Moore) * ''Jane Yolen's Old Macdonald Songbook'' (1994, music arrangement by Adam Stemple; illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman) * ''Apple for the Teacher: Thirty Songs for Singing While You Work'' (2005, music arrangement by Adam Stemple)


Literary cookbooks

*''Fairy Tale Feasts'' (2006, recipes by Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrations by
Philippe Béha Philippe Béha (born 1950) is a French Canadian children's book writer and illustrator living in Quebec. He was born in Casablanca to french parents, studied at the and came to Quebec in 1976. He worked as a freelance visual designer for Radio ...
) *''Fairy Tale Breakfasts'' (2009, recipes by Heidi E.Y. Stemple; illustrations by Philippe Béha) *''Fairy Tale Lunches'' (2009, recipes by Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrations by Philippe Béha) *''Fairy Tale Dinners'' (2009, recipes by Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrations by Philippe Béha) *''Fairy Tale Desserts'' (2009, recipes by Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrations by Philippe Béha) *''Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts'' (2013, recipes by Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrations by Sima Elizabeth Shefrin)


Nonfiction picture books

*''Ring Out! A Book of Bells'' (1974, illustrated by Richard Cuffari) *''World on a String: The Story of Kites'' (1975) *''Simple Gifts: The Story of the Shakers'' (1976, illustrated by Betty Fraser) *''A Letter from Phoenix Farm'' (1992, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Welcome to the Sea of Sand'' (1996, illustrated by Laura Regan) *''Tea with an Old Dragon: A Story of Sophia Smith, Found of Smith College'' (1998, illustrated by Monica Vachula) *''House, House'' (1998, photos by the Howes Brothers and Jason Stemple) *''Welcome to the River of Grass'' (2001, illustrated by Laura Regan) *''My Brothers' Flying Machine: Wilbur, Orville, and Me'' (2003, illustrated by Jim Burke) *''The Perfect Wizard: Hans Christian Andersen'' (2005, illustrated by Dennis Nolan) *''Johnny Appleseed: The Legend and the Truth'' (2008, illustrated by Jim Burke) *''Lost Boy: The Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan'' (2010, illustrated by Steve Adams) *''All Star!: Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever'' (2010, illustrated by Jim Burke) *''The Emily Sonnets: The Life of Emily Dickinson'' (2012, illustrated by Gary Kelley) *''Smout and the Lighthouse'' (2023, with John Patrick Pazdziora, illustrated by Lyndsay Roberts Rayne) An Unsolved Mystery from History (with Heidi E.Y. Stemple; illustrated by Roger Roth) * ''The Mary Celeste'' (1999) * ''The Wolf Girls'' (2001) * ''Roanoke, the Lost Colony'' (2003) * ''The Salem Witch Trials'' (2004)


Poetry

;Collections * *''Best Witches: Poems for Halloween'' (1989, illustrated by
Elise Primavera Elise Primavera (born 19 May 1955) is an American author and illustrator of Children's books, children's novels. She arrived on the literary scene in 1981 as an illustrator for Atheneum Books, Atheneum, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Putnam, and other publ ...
) *''What Rhymes with Moon?'' (1993, illustrated by Ruth Tietjen Councell) *''Raining Cats and Dogs'' (1993, illustrated by Janet Street) *''How Beastly!'' (1994, illustrated by James Marshall) *''Animal Fare'' (1994, illustrated by Janet Street) *''Water Music: Poems for Children'' (1995, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Sacred Places'' (1996, illustrations by David Shannon) *''Snow, Snow: Winter Poems for Children'' (1998, photos by Jason Stemple) *''The Originals: Animals that Time Forgot'' (1998, illustrated by
Ted Lewin Theodore Peter Lewin (May 6, 1935 – July 28, 2021) simply known as Ted Lewin, was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Lewin and his wife Betsy Lewin drew on their travels to exotic places such as the Amazon River, Botswana, ...
) *''Bird Watch'' (1990, illustrated by
Ted Lewin Theodore Peter Lewin (May 6, 1935 – July 28, 2021) simply known as Ted Lewin, was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Lewin and his wife Betsy Lewin drew on their travels to exotic places such as the Amazon River, Botswana, ...
) *''O Jerusalem: Voices of a Sacred City'' (1996, illustrated by John Thompson) *Sea Watch (1996, illustrated by
Ted Lewin Theodore Peter Lewin (May 6, 1935 – July 28, 2021) simply known as Ted Lewin, was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Lewin and his wife Betsy Lewin drew on their travels to exotic places such as the Amazon River, Botswana, ...
) *''Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People'' (2000, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Dear Mother, Dear Daughter: Poems for Young People'' (2001, with Heidi E.Y. Stemple; illustrated by Gil Ashby) *''Wild Wings: Poems for Young People'' (2002, with Jason Stemple.
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(Children's Category)) *''Horizons: Poems as Far as the Eye Can See'' (2002, photos by Jason Stemple) *''The Radiation Sonnets'' (2003) *''Least Things: Poems about Small Natures'' (2003, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Fine Feathered Friends'' (2004, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Count Me a Rhyme: Animal Poems by the Numbers'' (2006, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Shape Me a Rhyme: Nature's Forms in Poetry'' (2007, photos by Jason Stemple) *''A Mirror to Nature: Poems About Reflection'' (2009, photos by Jason Stemple) *''An Egret's Day'' (2010, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Things to Say to a Dead Man: Poems at the End of a Marriage and After'' (2011) *''Bird of a Feather'' (2011, photos by Jason Stemple) *''Bug Off! Creepy, Crawly Poems'' (2012, photos by Jason Stemple) *''The Last Selchie Child'' (2012) *''Ekaterinoslav: One Family's Passage to America: A Memoir in Verse'' (2012) *''Sister Fox’s Field Guide to the Writing Life'' (2013) *''Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist'' (2013, with Rebecca Kai Dotlich; illustrated by Matt Mahurin) *''The Bloody Tide: Poems about Politics and Power'' (2012) *''Grumbles from the Town: Mother-Goose Voices with a Twist'' (2016, with Rebecca Kai Dotlich; illustrated by Angela Matteson) *''The Alligator's Smile, and Other Poems'' (2016, photos by Jason Stemple) *''How to Fracture a Fairy Tale'' (2017, stories and poems) *''Before the Vote After'' (2017) *''Fly with Me: A Celebration of Birds Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories'' (2018, with Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Adam Stemple, and Jason Stemple) ;Anthologies edited * ''Street Rhymes Around the World'' (1992) * ''Weather Report'' (1993, illustrated by Annie Gusman) * ''Sleep Rhymes Around the World'' (1994) * ''Mother Earth Father Sky: Poems of Our Planet'' (1995, illustrated by Jennifer Hewitson) *''Sky Scrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life'' (1996, illustrated by Ken Condon) *''Once Upon Ice: And Other Frozen Poems'' (1997, photos by Jason Stemple) ;Individual poems *"Lies" (''
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'', Issue 8, Winter 2005–2006) *"War Memorial: Edinburgh" (''Paradox'', Issue 8, Winter 2005–2006) *"Fife Map" (''Paradox'', Issue 9, Summer 2006) *"Suzy and Leah" *"Fat Is Not a Fairy Tale" (Find in Poetry 180) *"Smallpox" and "A Story Must Be Held", Sarah LeFanu and Stephen Hayward (eds), '' Colours of a New Day: Writing for South Africa'' (London:
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, 1990), pp. 145–146 *"Portrait of the Book As Golem" (Tor.com 2013)


Graphic novels

* ''The Last Dragon ''(2011, adapted from the short story "Dragonfield"
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and illustrated by
Rebecca Guay Rebecca Guay is an artist known early in her career as an illustrator, commissioned for work on role-playing games, collectible card games, comic books, as well as work on children's literature. Guay subsequently turned primarily toward gal ...
) * ''Foiled'' (2010, illustrated by Mike Cavallaro) * ''Curses! Foiled Again'' (2013, illustrated by Mike Cavallaro) *''The Stone Man Mysteries'' (with Adam Stemple; illustrated by Orion Zangara) *#''Stone Cold'' (2016) *#''Sanctuary'' (2018)


Screenplays

* ''
Merlin and the Dragons ''Merlin and the Dragons'' is a 1991 animated film adapted from a story by Jane Yolen and illustrations by Alan Lee (illustrator), Alan Lee. It was directed by Dennis Woodyard (as Dennis J. Woodyard) and Hu Yihong and includes a musical score by co ...
'' (1991, story by Yolen, animation based on illustrations by Alan Lee)


As editor


Fiction

*''Zoo 2000: Twelve Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy Beasts'' (1973) *''Favorite Folktales From Around the World'' (1986, winner of the World Fantasy Award) *''Spaceships & Spells: A Collection Of New Fantasy And Science Fiction Stories'' (1987, with
Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ov ...
and Charles G. Waugh) *''Werewolves'' (1988, with
Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ov ...
) *''Things That Go Bump in the Night'' (1989, with Martin H. Greenberg) *''Vampires'' (1991, with Martin H. Greenberg) *''Xanadu'' (1992, with Martin H. Greenberg) *''Xanadu 2'' (1993, with Martin H. Greenberg) *''Xanadu 3'' (1994, with Martin H. Greenberg) *''2041: Twelve Short Stories About the Future by Top Science Fiction Writers'' (1994, with
Connie Willis Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945), commonly known as Connie Willis, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards for particular works—more major SF awards than ...
and
Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 19 ...
) *''Camelot: A Collection of Original Arthurian Stories'' (1995, illustrated by Winslow Pels) *''Gray Heroes: Elder Tales from Around the World'' (1999) *''Sherwood: Original Stories from the World of Robin Hood'' (2000) *''Mirror, Mirror: Forty Folk Tales for Mothers and Daughters to Share'' (2000, with Heidi E.Y. Stemple) *''Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens'' (2005, with
Patrick Nielsen Hayden Patrick James Nielsen Hayden (born Patrick James Hayden January 2, 1959), is an American science fiction editor, fan, fanzine publisher, essayist, reviewer, anthologist, teacher and blogger. He is a World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award winner (wi ...
) *''
Nebula Awards Showcase 2018 ''Nebula Awards Showcase 2018'' is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy short works edited by American writer Jane Yolen. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by Pyr in August 2018. Summary The book collects pieces that won ...
'' (2018)


Nonfiction

*''Writing Books for Children'' (1973) *''Friend: The Story of George Fox and the Quakers'' (1979) *''Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie and Folklore in the Literature of Childhood'' (1981) *''Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft'' (2003) *''Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World'' (2008, illustrated by Christine Joy Pratt)


References


Notes

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