![]() Looked back, and has been writing ever since.įavorite Folktales From Around the World (Pantheon Books), She sold her first book on her 21st birthday: a nonfiction bookĪbout women pirates Pirates in Petticoats. While she attended Smith College, she wrote newspaper articles and songs. In high school, she won a Scholastic poetryĬontest. She wrote an entire essay in rhyme about manufacturing in Was about a bunch of vegetables that got together to make a salad. She wrote the class musical, both the words and the music. Started writing poetry before she went to school. ![]() Jane says that it seems like she's been writing since birth she Is a retelling of the famous Russian folktale, which wasĪlso made into the George Balanchine ballet, in which Maria Tallchief Work, and is a New York Times bestselling author. She is "the Hans Christen Anderson of America"Īccording to Newsweek, and "a modern equivalent of Aesop",Īuthor of over 235 books, has written in all genres,įrom mystery to fantasy, and for all age groups,įrom adult to toddlers. ![]()
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