Jane Resh Thomas
Jane Resh Thomas | |
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| Born | August 15, 1936 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 2023 (aged 86) Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |
Jane Resh Thomas (August 15, 1936 – June 12, 2023) was an American children's writer and critic.[1]
Biography
[edit]Jane Resh Thomas was born on August 15, 1936, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Thelma (Scott) and Reed Beneval Resh.[2] 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.[2] Thomas began her career as a freelance writer in 1972 after working as a nurse and an English teacher at the University of Minnesota.[3]
Thomas's first book, Elizabeth Catches a Fish (1977), was based on childhood memories of fishing.[4] Many of her other books draw on personal experience.[3] In addition to her writing for children, Thomas wrote a column about children's literature for the Minneapolis Tribune (now the Star Tribune); as of 1982, she had written the column for a decade.[5]
Thomas died in Bloomington, Minnesota on June 12, 2023, at the age of 86.[6]
List of Works
[edit]- Elizabeth Catches a Fish, illustrated by Joseph Duffy, Seabury Press (New York, NY), 1977.
- The Comeback Dog, illustrated by Troy Howell, Clarion (New York, NY), 1981.
- Courage at Indian Deep, Clarion (New York, NY), 1984.
- Wheels, illustrated by Emily McCully, Clarion (New York, NY), 1986.
- Fox in a Trap, illustrated by Troy Howell, Clarion (New York, NY), 1987.
- Saying Good-bye to Grandma, illustrated by Marcia Se-wall, Clarion (New York, NY), 1988.
- The Princess in the Pigpen, Clarion (New York, NY), 1989.
- Lights on the River, illustrated by Michael Dooling, Hyperion (New York, NY), 1994.
- Daddy Doesn't Have to Be a Giant Anymore, illustrated by Marcia Sewall, Clarion (New York, NY), 1996.
- Scaredy Dog, illustrated by Marilyn Mets, Hyperion (New York, NY), 1996.
- Behind the Mask: The Life of Elizabeth I, illustrated by Marcia Sewall, Clarion (New York, NY), 1996, published as Elizabeth the Great: Queen of the Golden Age, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 1996.
- Celebration!, illustrated by Raul Colon, Hyperion (New York, NY), 1997.
- The Snoop, illustrated by Ronald Himler, Clarion (New York, NY), 1999.
- The Counterfeit Princess, Clarion (New York, NY), 2005.
- Blind Mountain, Clarion (New York, NY), 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue (January 1, 2006), "Thomas, Jane Resh", The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195146561.001.0001/acref-9780195146561-e-3182, ISBN 978-0-19-514656-1, retrieved June 9, 2023
- ^ a b Jones, Daniel; Jorgenson, John D., eds. (1998). Contemporary Authors. new revision series. Vol. 59. Gale. pp. 401–403. ISBN 0-7876-1201-4. ISSN 0275-7176. OCLC 38000379.
- ^ a b Hile, Kevin, ed. (1997). "Thomas, Jane Resh 1936–". Something About the Author. Vol. 90. pp. 229–232. ISBN 978-0-8103-9947-1. ISSN 0276-816X. OCLC 705262565.
- ^ Imdieke, Sandra (2001). "Thomas, Jane Resh". In Cullinan, Bernice E.; Person, Diane Goetz (eds.). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum. p. 777. ISBN 0-8264-1271-8. OCLC 44633006.
- ^ Piehl, Kathy (1982). "Jane Resh Thomas: Feminist as Children's Book Reviewer, Critic, and Author". Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 7 (4): 16–18. doi:10.1353/chq.0.0371. ISSN 1553-1201. S2CID 143688974.
- ^ "Author and writing mentor Jane Resh Thomas dies at 86". Twin Cities. June 17, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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