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Jane Yolen is an American writer. She has written around 300 books, mostly in the fantasy genre. One of her better known series is Pit Dragon. These include Dragon's Blood,Heart's Blood, A Sending of Dragons. In addition to fantasy, she writes Science Fiction, folklore, and Children's Books. She is also the author of one of my daughter's all time favorite books, How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight.

--Jane Yolen is actually best know for her picture books, though she does write across almost every genre. Her book, OWL MOON won the Caldecott Award in 1988 and her HOW DO DINOSAURS series of picture books are consistently found on best seller lists. Her Holocaust novel THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC is considered a modern classic and was made into a Showtime Original Movie starring Kirstin Dunst. In the summer of 2010, her 300th book, ELSIE'S BIRD was published.

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