Jane Werner Watson was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1936. In 1938 she became one of the first editors for the original Golden Books series published by Western Publishing in conjunction with Simon and Schuster. She wrote and edited several of the Golden Books herself, especially those based on Walt Disney films. She also wrote a series of picture books for children in India and a series titled "Living in Today's World" that introduced American children to cultures around the world. She retired from Western Publishing in 1958, the same year she was named Woman of the Year in Literature by the Los Angeles Times.
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Born | 11 July 1915 |
Died | 2004 |
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Born | 11 July 1915 |
Died | 2004 |
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Juvenile literature, Fiction, God, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Birds, Children's stories, Christmas, Description and travel, Alphabet, Animals, Botany, Ducks, Energy conservation, English language, business english, Fairy tales, Festivals, Holidays, Lost children, Nativity, Nature, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Power resources, Science, Science fictionPlaces
Alaska, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Iran, Juvenile literature, Soviet Union, Thailand, West (U.S.)People
Jesus Christ, Eloise Burns Wilkin, Homer, Joseph (Son of Jacob), Philip Pullman (1946-), Santa Claus, Uncle MistletoeID Numbers
- OLID: OL2894753A
- ISNI: 0000000114673693
- VIAF: 8626349
- Wikidata: Q47467621
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q47467621
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- Jane Werner
- Elsa Jane Werner
- Annie North Bedford
- Elsa Ruth Nast
- Jane Werner Watson
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