Jane Yolen (1939 - 2026) was born in New York City to parents who were also writers. She began writing and winning awards in childhood and published an astounding 450 books—for every age level, in multiple genres, and translated into dozens of languages. A poet first and foremost, Jane was probably best known for her picture books. Two of her children are writers, and one is a photographer/writer (he took the photo above); she has collaborated with all three on book projects. Jane also wrote a picture book with granddaughter Ari Stemple.  In recent years, Jane divided her time between Massachusetts and Scotland; learn more about her at www.janeyolen.com.