Janie Writes a Play
  • Published: 11 March 2025
  • ISBN: 9781623543273
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $45.00

Janie Writes a Play

Jane Yolen's First Great Story

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Based on a true story to the beginning of the storied career of children’s book author Jane Yolen, written by her very own daughter.

Based on a true story to the beginning of the storied career of children’s book author Jane Yolen, written by her very own daughter.

Janie Yolen loves to read, write, dance, and sing. So when her teacher announces Janie's elementary class will perform a play, Janie is thrilled. There's just one problem . . . the play is boring. With the support of her teacher and classmates, Janie rewrites the play, resulting in a hit class musical.

An inspiring and funny look at how a writer became a writer, told by another prolific author--Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Jane's own daughter!
  • Published: 11 March 2025
  • ISBN: 9781623543273
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $45.00
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Praise for Janie Writes a Play

Praise for Eek You Reek! (Stemple)

  • "Rancid rhymes and syncopated stank and plenty of eeeew just for you."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • "The animals may stink, but the poetry certainly does not."--Booklist

Praise for I Am the Storm (Stemple)
  • "Child-centered, reassuring, and welcome."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • "[This is] just the ticket for parents seeking to approach this topic with sensitivity"--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for Powwow Day (Goodnight)
  • "A heartwarming picture book about the roles of courage, culture, and community in the journey of personal healing."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • ​"A resonant, hopeful tale about the healing power of community and tradition."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! (Goodnight)
  • "This fun, math-inspired story will empower children to keep trying until they succeed."--Kirkus Reviews
  • "The book incorporates Cherokee words while it also demonstrates the kind of mathematical thinking kids can do in their own lives."--Book Riot