![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A good number of their friends were writers (think James Thurber, Hemingway, etc.) and my assumption as a child was that all adults were writers, but they had day jobs like teachers, bakers, policemen, etc. My father was a journalist, president of the Overseas Press Club and later on a vice president of a top public relations firm and my mother wrote magazine stories (only sold one) and made crossword puzzles and acrostics of which she sold many. Our mother typed it up with carbon papers and we sold it back to the neighbors for 5 cents each. I was a poet from early childhood, and with my younger brother used to interview neighbors in our apartment for a “newspaper” we wrote. Jane Yolen: The funny thing is-I stumbled into it. My brain is trying to process this…Can you tell us a little about your journey into the kidlit world? Newsweek dubbed you “The Hans Christian Anderson of American Children’s Literature.” Wow! You have authored more than 400 books and are also an esteemed poet and essayist. René Bartos: I am so excited to be able to chat with author Jane Yolen today! Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus Jane! I am humbled and honored to talk to a writer with your expertise and experience. ![]()
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