Little, Jean (1932–)
Little, Jean (1932–)
Canadian children's writer. Born Jean Llewellyn, Jan 2, 1932, in Formosa (Taiwan); University of Toronto, BA in English, 1955.
One of Canada's best children's. writers, was visually impaired from birth; works, which often focused on disabled children, include Mine for Keeps (1962), Home From Far (1965), When the Pie was Opened (1968), Kate (1972), Stand in the Wind (1975), Listen for the Singing (1975), Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (1984), Lost and Found (1985), His Banner Over Me (1996), and Orphan at My Door (2002). Received Canadian Library Association Book of the Year award and Canadian Council of Children's Literature Award.
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