Fantasy auathor Jane Yolen passed away on June 11. She was a prolific author of fantasy. She wrote novels, short stories, and poetry. much of it written for children. Yolen was highly involved in children’s literature all her life and started her career in children’s literature. Yolen was the recipeint of many awards throughout her life.

Much of her work contained humorous or whimsical elements, especially her work for children. I used to read her How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? to my son when he was little.

Her son Adam Stemple is also a writer and they collaborated on several books and stories.

Adventures Fantastic would like to express our condolences to Jane Yolen’s family.