{"id":8766698356973,"title":"Janie Writes a Play","handle":"janie-writes-a-play","description":"\u003ch1\u003eJanie Writes a Play\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eJane Yolen's First Great Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/heidi-e-y-stemple\"\u003eHeidi E. Y. Stemple\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/madelyn-goodnight\"\u003eMadelyn Goodnight\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on a true story about children’s book author Jane Yolen, \"the Hans Christian Andersen of the Americas,\" this charming book celebrates creativity and the magic of a loving community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanie Yolen loves to read, write, dance, and sing. So when her teacher announces Janie's elementary class will perform a play, Janie is thrilled. There's just one problem . . . the play is boring. With the support of her teacher and classmates, Janie rewrites the play, resulting in a hit class musical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring and funny look at how a writer became a writer, told by another prolific author—Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Jane's own daughter!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/listen?ge=prx_3459_2c5a8603-9208-42a1-b003-1e5bfa43655e\u0026amp;uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F3459%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\u003eListen to\u003c\/a\u003e this interview with author Heidi E. Y. Stemple on New England Public Media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/issue.html?issue=4922\u0026amp;share=true#m66791\" target=\"new\"\u003eReading With\u003c\/a\u003e Heidi E. Y. Stemple at \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/my-friend-levar\"\u003eMy Friend LeVar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bambino-and-mr-twain\"\u003eBambino and Mr. Twain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-spread.jpg?v=1721057828\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover.jpg?v=1721057829\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1721057835\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeidi E.Y. Stemple, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeidi E. Y. Stemple has written more than thirty books for children, including \u003cem\u003eShe Sells Seashells; Yuck! You Suck!; Whose Nest Is Best?; Bad Girls; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Am the Storm\u003c\/em\u003e. Heidi lives and writes in Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/heidi-e-y-stemple\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Heidi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadelyn Goodnight, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. Her work reflects her love of childhood. She holds a degree from Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Oklahoma. She is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003ePowwow Day, The Pear Tree, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLook, Grandma!\/Ni, Elisi!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/madelyn-goodnight\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Madelyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nA charming and warm new picture book about Jane Yolen is great for primary age students. Little Janie is in first grade and excited for the class play! She dreams of the music the acting and the dancing. But the script falls short and even though she has the lead it's boring. So, as she choreographs her carrots at dinner one night she realizes that she can write the play and make it better-and she does. A fun, picture book biography is a wonderful addition for classrooms and libraries. The story itself is sweet and simple, and children will relate to Janie's feelings. The artwork is the true star of this book. Whimsical and imaginative pictures show Janie’s ideas and feelings, and communicate them to the reader. The author includes a note at the back of the book with pictures of Janie Yolen's childhood and explains that this is a true story based on her life. This book is a good read aloud or independently read story.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSeeing that an upcoming class play needs sprucing up, a child takes matters into her own hands.\u003cbr\u003e\nLooking back to her mother’s beginnings as a writer, Stemple offers a biographical tidbit that does double duty as tribute and as fresh encouragement for budding creative talents. Little Janie, she notes, eventually became the prolific, critically acclaimed children’s book author Jane Yolen. Living as she does in a world of great books, intriguing words, and imagined dramas, young Janie immediately realizes that the script for the school play in which she’s landed the role of “Girl Number 1” is going to be a “boring bust.” Time for a rewrite! The next morning she dances into school with a veggie-themed musical (starring herself as “chief carrot”) that goes on to earn a standing ovation. “It was Janie’s first rave review. It wouldn’t be her last.” Between endpapers featuring bookshelves crowded with just a sampling of familiar Yolen titles, Goodnight portrays a hardworking, confident child with an inward gaze. In some scenes, she’s surrounded by swirls of words or fanciful figures from books she would go on to write; in others, smiling adults offer support and fellow students diverse in skin tone gather round, eager to follow her lead. In the afterword, the author pairs a set of black-and-white snapshots with more detail about her talented mother and family.\u003cbr\u003e\nA warm glimpse into the life and personality of a favorite childhood author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-327-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5–8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: February 11, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-09-26T17:50:16-04:00","created_at":"2024-07-18T12:16:09-04:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Ages 3-6","Browse by Age_Ages 6-10","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Nonfiction","Browse by Format_Picture Book","Browse by Language_English","Browse by Subject_Art\/Music\/Theater","Browse by Subject_School Days","Browse by Subject_Story Time \u0026 Play"],"price":1899,"price_min":1899,"price_max":1899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":46713115803885,"title":"Hardcover","option1":"Hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"43273","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":{"id":41129633513709,"product_id":8766698356973,"position":1,"created_at":"2024-07-15T11:37:07-04:00","updated_at":"2024-07-15T11:37:09-04:00","alt":null,"width":600,"height":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover.jpg?v=1721057829","variant_ids":[46713115803885]},"available":true,"name":"Janie Writes a Play - Hardcover","public_title":"Hardcover","options":["Hardcover"],"price":1899,"weight":567,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"978-1-62354-327-3","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":33758533157101,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":600,"width":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover.jpg?v=1721057829"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover.jpg?v=1721057829"],"featured_image":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover.jpg?v=1721057829","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":33758533157101,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":600,"width":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover.jpg?v=1721057829"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/janie-writes-a-play-cover.jpg?v=1721057829","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003eJanie Writes a Play\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eJane Yolen's First Great Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/heidi-e-y-stemple\"\u003eHeidi E. Y. Stemple\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/madelyn-goodnight\"\u003eMadelyn Goodnight\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on a true story about children’s book author Jane Yolen, \"the Hans Christian Andersen of the Americas,\" this charming book celebrates creativity and the magic of a loving community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanie Yolen loves to read, write, dance, and sing. So when her teacher announces Janie's elementary class will perform a play, Janie is thrilled. There's just one problem . . . the play is boring. With the support of her teacher and classmates, Janie rewrites the play, resulting in a hit class musical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring and funny look at how a writer became a writer, told by another prolific author—Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Jane's own daughter!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/listen?ge=prx_3459_2c5a8603-9208-42a1-b003-1e5bfa43655e\u0026amp;uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F3459%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\u003eListen to\u003c\/a\u003e this interview with author Heidi E. Y. Stemple on New England Public Media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/issue.html?issue=4922\u0026amp;share=true#m66791\" target=\"new\"\u003eReading With\u003c\/a\u003e Heidi E. Y. 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Stemple, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeidi E. Y. Stemple has written more than thirty books for children, including \u003cem\u003eShe Sells Seashells; Yuck! You Suck!; Whose Nest Is Best?; Bad Girls; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Am the Storm\u003c\/em\u003e. Heidi lives and writes in Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/heidi-e-y-stemple\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Heidi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadelyn Goodnight, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. Her work reflects her love of childhood. She holds a degree from Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Oklahoma. She is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003ePowwow Day, The Pear Tree, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLook, Grandma!\/Ni, Elisi!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/madelyn-goodnight\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Madelyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nA charming and warm new picture book about Jane Yolen is great for primary age students. Little Janie is in first grade and excited for the class play! She dreams of the music the acting and the dancing. But the script falls short and even though she has the lead it's boring. So, as she choreographs her carrots at dinner one night she realizes that she can write the play and make it better-and she does. A fun, picture book biography is a wonderful addition for classrooms and libraries. The story itself is sweet and simple, and children will relate to Janie's feelings. The artwork is the true star of this book. Whimsical and imaginative pictures show Janie’s ideas and feelings, and communicate them to the reader. The author includes a note at the back of the book with pictures of Janie Yolen's childhood and explains that this is a true story based on her life. This book is a good read aloud or independently read story.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSeeing that an upcoming class play needs sprucing up, a child takes matters into her own hands.\u003cbr\u003e\nLooking back to her mother’s beginnings as a writer, Stemple offers a biographical tidbit that does double duty as tribute and as fresh encouragement for budding creative talents. Little Janie, she notes, eventually became the prolific, critically acclaimed children’s book author Jane Yolen. Living as she does in a world of great books, intriguing words, and imagined dramas, young Janie immediately realizes that the script for the school play in which she’s landed the role of “Girl Number 1” is going to be a “boring bust.” Time for a rewrite! The next morning she dances into school with a veggie-themed musical (starring herself as “chief carrot”) that goes on to earn a standing ovation. “It was Janie’s first rave review. It wouldn’t be her last.” Between endpapers featuring bookshelves crowded with just a sampling of familiar Yolen titles, Goodnight portrays a hardworking, confident child with an inward gaze. In some scenes, she’s surrounded by swirls of words or fanciful figures from books she would go on to write; in others, smiling adults offer support and fellow students diverse in skin tone gather round, eager to follow her lead. In the afterword, the author pairs a set of black-and-white snapshots with more detail about her talented mother and family.\u003cbr\u003e\nA warm glimpse into the life and personality of a favorite childhood author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-327-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5–8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: February 11, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e"}