Jane Resh Thomas


Jane Resh Thomas was an American children's writer and critic.

Biography

Jane Resh Thomas was born on August 15, 1936, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Thelma and Reed Beneval Resh. She graduated from the Bronson School of Nursing in 1957 and received a BA and MA from the University of Minnesota in 1967 and 1971, respectively. Thomas began her career as a freelance writer in 1972 after working as a nurse and an English teacher at the University of Minnesota.
Thomas's first book, Elizabeth Catches a Fish, was based on childhood memories of fishing. Many of her other books draw on personal experience. In addition to her writing for children, Thomas wrote a column about children's literature for the Minneapolis Tribune ; as of 1982, she had written the column for a decade.
Thomas died in Bloomington, Minnesota on June 12, 2023, at the age of 86.

List of Works

  • Elizabeth Catches a Fish, illustrated by Joseph Duffy, Seabury Press, 1977.
  • The Comeback Dog, illustrated by Troy Howell, Clarion, 1981.
  • Courage at Indian Deep, Clarion, 1984.
  • Wheels, illustrated by Emily McCully, Clarion, 1986.
  • Fox in a Trap, illustrated by Troy Howell, Clarion, 1987.
  • Saying Good-bye to Grandma, illustrated by Marcia Se-wall, Clarion, 1988.
  • The Princess in the Pigpen, Clarion, 1989.
  • Lights on the River, illustrated by Michael Dooling, Hyperion, 1994.
  • Daddy Doesn't Have to Be a Giant Anymore, illustrated by Marcia Sewall, Clarion, 1996.
  • Scaredy Dog, illustrated by Marilyn Mets, Hyperion, 1996.
  • Behind the Mask: The Life of Elizabeth I, illustrated by Marcia Sewall, Clarion, 1996, published as Elizabeth the Great: Queen of the Golden Age, Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
  • Celebration!, illustrated by Raul Colon, Hyperion, 1997.
  • The Snoop, illustrated by Ronald Himler, Clarion, 1999.
  • The Counterfeit Princess, Clarion, 2005.
  • Blind Mountain, Clarion, 2006.