Jane Thayer
Jane Thayer | |
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| Born | Catherine Woolley August 11, 1904 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | July 23, 2005 (aged 100) Truro, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
| Notable works | The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy |
Catherine Woolley (August 11, 1904 – July 23, 2005) known also by the pen name Jane Thayer, was an American children's writer. She is known best for the book The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, which became the basis of a 1978 animated television special. The special eventually went on to spin off three sequel specials and a 1980s Saturday Morning cartoon series, The Puppy's Further Adventures. Thayer wrote 86 books for children, many of which (The Blueberry Pie Elf, The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, The Popcorn Dragon) have become classics. She was so prolific that her editor suggested she publish some of her works under a pen name. Thus, Woolley authored picture books under the name Jane Thayer, her grandmother's name, while writing books for older children and adults under her real name.