Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books.

She is the author of more than 400 books for children and adults, as well as an esteemed poet and essayist. Whether you are a student, teacher, librarian, or fan, you’re sure to find all the information you’re looking for on one of literature’s living heroes.

I was born on February 11, 1939 in New York City at Beth Israel Hospital, the first child of my parents, Isabel Berlin Yolen and Will Hyatt Yolen. Because my grandmother Mina Hyatt Yolen’s family, the Hyatts, only had girls, a number of us were given …

Jane Yolen’s books and stories and poems have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, three World Fantasy Awards, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, two Golden Kite Awards, the Jewish Book Award and the Massachusetts Center for the Book award.

Jane Yolen is the creator and the author of the Great Alta series. This fantasy genre fictional series first kicked off in 1988 with the release of the debut novel in the series.

Feb 7, 2010 · Jane Yolen is a Jewish-American children’s author, poet, and young adult novelist. Yolen has written more than 400 books for children and adults, including the children’s book series How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and the young adult Holocaust novella The …

Jane Yolen is a novelist, poet, fantasist, journalist, songwriter, storyteller, folklorist, and children’s book author who has written more than three hundred books.

Merlin and the Dragons (1991, story by Yolen, animation based on illustrations by Alan Lee)

Science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, children’s author, and poet Jane Yolen was born in New York City. She grew up in Hollywood, New York City, and Newport News, Virginia, and earned a BA at Smith College and an MA in education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Jane Yolen has 995 books on Goodreads with 936858 ratings. Jane Yolen’s most popular book is The Devil's Arithmetic.