Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is the author and editor of almost 300 fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She wrote the Nebula Award-winning Sister Emily's Lightship (short story) and Lost Girls (novelette), as well as Owl Moon and The Emperor and the Kite, Caldecott Medal winners, the Commander Toad series and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight.

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February 11 - 1939 - Author - Editor - Fantasy - Science fiction - Children's books - Nebula Award - Caldecott Medal

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Her short stories can be found in books as diverse as Am I Blue?: Coming out from the Silence and White as Snow (The Fairy Tales Series). Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens, Xanadu and Xanadu 2 are among the works that she has edited.

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In the children's writing community, she is known for her pithy observations and her generosity towards beginning writers and illustrators.

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Yolen is also critical of the Harry Potter series.

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