Jane Yolen has been called the "Hans Christian Andersen of America" by Newsweek, and the "Aesop of the Twentieth Century" by the New York Times. She has written more than 250 books, many of them fairy tales (The Girl Who Cried Flowers, Moon Ribbon, Greyling, The Girl in the Golden Bower) or folk/fairy tale collections (Favorite Folktales From Around the World, Not One Damsel in Distress, Gray Heroes, Mightier than the Sword) fairy tale novels (Briar Rose, Sister Light/Sister Dark, Sword of the Rightful King) and collections of short stories with a fairy tale bent (Sister Emily's Lightship, Here There Be Dragons). She also wrote the classic collection of essays Touch Magic about the importance of myth and stories in education and childhood development. .

Find out more about Jane Yolen on her website.

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