Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. Active in several organizations, Yolen has been on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,...
Phyllis Alsdurf
Phyllis Alsdurf is a Minnesota educator and author of three children's picture books: A Simple Christmas on the Farm (Beaming Books, 2021) , It's Milking Time (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019) and Thanksgiving in the Woods (Beaming Books, 2017) . She has more than 20 years experience in magazine writing and editing, as well as teaching creative writing and journalism on the college level. She holds master's degrees in journalism and humanities and a PhD in journalism.
Jane Yolen
Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. Active in several organizations, Yolen has been on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,...
Phyllis Alsdurf
Phyllis Alsdurf is a Minnesota educator and author of three children's picture books: A Simple Christmas on the Farm (Beaming Books, 2021) , It's Milking Time (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019) and Thanksgiving in the Woods (Beaming Books, 2017) . She has more than 20 years experience in magazine writing and editing, as well as teaching creative writing and journalism on the college level. She holds master's degrees in journalism and humanities and a PhD in journalism.