Biography
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. Her other works include the Nebula Award−winning short story "Sister Emily's Lightship", the novelette "Lost Girls", Owl Moon, The Emperor and the Kite, and the Commander Toad series. She has collaborated on works with all three of her children, most extensively with Adam Stemple.Yolen delivered the inaugural Alice G. Smith Lecture at the University of South Florida in 1989. In 2012 she became the first woman to give the Andrew Lang lecture. Yolen published her 400th book in early 2021, Bear Outside.
Filmography
all 13
Movies 11
Writer 9
TV Shows 2
Narrator 1
self 1
Writer
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye? (2021)
Movie
Actress
How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read (2021)
Movie
Narrator / Writer
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? (2009)
Movie
Narrator / Writer
How Do Dinosaurs Eat their Food? (2009)
Movie
Writer
The Girl Who Cried Flowers (2008)
Movie
Narrator
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? (2005)
Movie
Writer
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (2002)
Movie
Writer
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
Movie
Writer
Commander Toad in Space (1993)
Movie
Writer
Merlin and the Dragons (1991)
Movie
Self
Prisoners of Gravity (1989)
TV
Narrator / Writer
Owl Moon (1989)
Movie
Book
CBS Storybreak (1985)
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1939-02-11 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsRegina Medal, Nebula Award
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