Jane Yolen

Ten dinosaurs show that while they have the potential to create mischief at school, they know how to control themselves.

On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

Illustrations and rhyming text present some of the different ways a well-behaved dinosaur can celebrate Christmas.

Illustrations and rhyming text present some of the different ways a dinosaur can make her birthday party special, from thanking guests for their gifts to sharing large pieces of cake.

Follow along as eleven different dinosaur children and their prehistoric parents give a big kiss, turn out the light, tuck in their tails, and whisper "good night."

Explains what little dinosaurs do to keep their rooms neat.

As winter's chill spreads, different animals settle into their cozy homes for a long sleep.

Relates how a turnip farmer's daughter outwits the fearsome witch Baba Yaga.

In rhyming text, naughty dinosaurs learn the importance of having good manners, saying "please" and "thank you," and never, ever making a mess.

What were all those fairy-tale characters thinking? Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich answer this question in paired poems, with sometimes startling results. The Princess claims all those mattresses kept her awake?not a silly pea?while the poor pea complains that the princess snores. One Snow White begs the witch to settle by the bay and throw that mirror away. Another boldly tells the mirror she ?won?t be guided by a glass that?s so one-sided.?...