Most Popular Books by Jean Little

A brand-new board book edition, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this fractured fairy tale bedtime story In this hilarious fractured fairy tale romp, everything goes awry. Goldilocks lives with the seven dwarfs, a princess kisses Humpty Dumpty, and she and the prince rescue the Wicked Witch of the West! Can all this mischief get sorted out so that everyone lives happily ever after? Jean Little and Maggie de Vries''s playful text and Phoebe Gilman''s magical illustrations make this twisted classic a delight to share with new generations of readers.

Fee uses her diary to record all of her fears when the Spanish Flu rages through Toronto. It comforts her when she almost loses her twin sister, and when it actually takes their older sister Jemma.

When a frightened girl and boy arrive on the Twiss family''s doorstep to escape the Blitz, Charlotte wonders how she will keep her war guests from missing their parents back home, or from cowering every time a plane flies overhead. Though the war is being waged across the Atlantic, Charlotte begins to feel its danger, as her brother George defies their parents and enlists in the Navy. After months of receiving letters from overseas, suddenly there is no word from him — has the unthinkable happened and George''s ship been sunk by a German submarine? Charlotte Twiss''s diary shows her innermost feelings about her life on the Canadian homefront, as she helps her war guests "settle in" and wonders whether her brother is safe from harm.

A holiday treat for fans of the Dear Canada series, and all lovers of historical fiction! See how love brings this family even closer together at Christmastime. Eliza''s brothers both enlisted to fight in World War I. On the Home Front there were coal shortages, rationing, heart-stopping news of soldiers missing or dead. While praying for her brothers'' safe return, and longing for her very own friend, Eliza''s greatest comfort was the warmth of her exuberant and loving family. But Christmas Day 1919 brings a new challenge. This short story was originally published in Dear Canada: A Christmas to Remember, a collection featuring many of Canada''s top writers for children, including Sarah Ellis, Karleen Bradford, Carol Matas, and more. New readers will adore this stand-alone holiday tale, while fans of the series will recognize the voice of Eliza, whom they first met in the award-winning Dear Canada book Brothers Far from Home. Collect all 12 Dear Canada Christmas stories this season and enjoy a very happy holiday!

With more than 200,000 books in print, Dear Canda has fast become the historical fiction series for young girls. Jean Little''s latest addition is the diary of a young girl observing her world change as war rages thousands of miles away. It has been two long years since Eliza''s beloved older brother, Hugo, went away to war. Caught up in his enthusiasm, she couldn''t understand her parent''s less-than enthusiastic reaction. Now that her other brother Jack has also enlisted, she yearns for the safe return of both brothers. If only she had a friend that she could talk to about her feelings....

A holiday treat for fans of the Dear Canada series, and all lovers of historical fiction! Share in the excitement leading up to Christmas morning. During the euphoria towards the end of World War I, a different enemy stalked the land, killing by the hundreds and thousands. First Fee''s twin Fanny, then her older sister Jemma, caught the dreaded Spanish Flu. Fee''s family struggled to pick up the pieces, to put the War behind them, to face an even deadlier enemy. But finally, there is bright spot on the Macgregor family''s horizon. This short story was originally published in Dear Canada: A Christmas to Remember, a collection featuring many of Canada''s top writers for children, including Sarah Ellis, Maxine Trottier, Carol Matas, and more. New readers will adore this stand-alone holiday tale, while fans of the series will recognize the voice of Fee, whom they first met in the award-winning Dear Canada book If I Die Before I Wake. Collect all 12 Dear Canada Christmas stories this season and enjoy a very happy holiday!

Jeremy is not having a good summer. His best friends have moved away, and he has to stay at the cottage with only his little sister Sarah and his Aunt Margery. His parents have remained in the city so his father can have an operation. When Jeremy finally sees him again, he finds out that his father has cancer and isn’t going to get better. Suddenly, Jeremy’s life has completely changed. But then he finds an unlikely friend in Tess, who knows what it’s like to lose someone. As his friendship with her grows, through good times and bad, Jeremy discovers that his father has left him something that will live forever …

A young girl survives the deadliest landslide in Canadian history — but a family secret could call into question everything she thought she knew about her life before the disaster. After her father dies, Abby and her family move west to live with relatives who run a hotel in the mining town of Frank, Alberta. Abby keeps busy helping out at the hotel, being chief caregiver to her little brother with Down Syndrome, and learning Morse Code at the telegraph office. When the devastating Frank Slide buries much of the town, Abby must do all she can to help. But a long-buried family secret emerged just before the disaster — and she must wait for the dust to settle before getting the answers she so desperately wants. Inspired by two of her own relatives, one who helped run a telegraph office in the late 1800s and another who shares Abby''s story (and her family secret), Jean Little crafts a compelling story rich with emotion and historical detail.

Shakespeare is a Seeing Eye puppy. But before the time comes for him to train with a blind person, he must spend six months with a girl who has never learned to love. He does all he can to teach her, but the job places him in some dangerous situations and by the end of the story he has earned the title Rescue Pup. Rescue Pup is the first of two books in a series. Book two is Forward, Shakespeare!

A wonderful seasonal anthology for Dear Canada readers, both old and new! A real treat for fans of this series, and all lovers of historical fiction! Eleven stories that each revisit a favourite character from books in the Dear Canada series are included in this special collection. These are completely original tales that stand alone as heartwarming Christmas stories, but also serve as a lovely "next chapter" to their original books. Each story is written by one of Canada''s top award-winning writers for children, including Jean Little, Sarah Ellis, Maxine Trottier, Carol Matas and more. This collection is a lovely companion to A Season of Miracles, and will be treasured year after year at holiday time!

Featuring stories from nine outstanding Canadian authors, this anthology is the perfect Christmas gift for Dear Canada readers, both old and new! A Time for Giving includes ten tales of Christmas, following the most recent Dear Canada diarists "the Christmas after" their diary ends. Johanna Leary is reunited with her brother after they were separated at Grosse-Île; Mary Kobayashi spends a second Christmas at a Japanese internment camp; Rose Rabinowitz finds some surprising challenges in her new country, and many more! A Special Gift is a story from Ojibwe writer Ruby Slipperjack to preview her upcoming Dear Canada (coming in Fall 2016!), set the winter before the diarist is sent to Residential School. Contributors include Jean Little (Exiles from the War and All Fall Down), Barbara Haworth- Attard (To Stand on My Own), Sarah Ellis (That Fatal Night), Susan Aihoshi (Torn Apart), Norah McClintock (A Sea of Sorrows), Karleen Bradford (A Country of Our Own), Janet McNaughton (Flame and Ashes), Carol Matas (Pieces of the Past), and Ruby Slipperjack.

Abandoned by their mother, Willow and Twig travel across Canada to live with their grandmother.

Twelve original holiday stories from the top children''s writers in the country! What an incredible gift book for Dear Canada fans! The twelve stories in this treasury are set around Christmas time and feature the young girls from a dozen previous Dear Canada books. Readers will be thrilled to reconnect with their favourites and get a glimpse of each character''s life a year or so after the events in the actual diary are over. Anyone new to the Dear Canada series will be introduced to characters so compelling, they''ll want to read more.

First published: Markham, Ont.: Viking Kestrel, 1986.

See below for English description. Anna vit son existence dans l’ombre. Ses frères et sœurs se moquent d’elle en raison de sa maladresse constante qu’elle ne peut ni expliquer ni contrôler, et elle peine à lire malgré tous ses efforts. Un jour, son père annonce que la famille quitte l’Allemagne pour s’installer au Canada : après la disparition de quelques voisins juifs, il pressent les conséquences de l’arrivée au pouvoir des nazis. À cette annonce, le coeur d’Anna s’effondre. Comment pourra-t-elle apprendre une nouvelle langue alors qu’elle ne sait même pas lire correctement l’allemand? Mais lorsque la famille Solden arrive au Canada, Anna apprend qu’il y a une raison à sa maladresse : sa faible vue. Et soudain, merveilleusement, tout son monde commence à changer. Surtout lorsque ses nouveaux amis, dans une classe spéciale de l’école, l’aident à tenir tête à des brutes qui l’insultent. Ce véritable classique canadien de Jean Little a été publié pour la première fois en anglais en 1972. Il s’agit d’un récit inspirant sur la persévérance face à une déficience visuelle qui s’aggrave, écrit par quelqu’un qui a vécu cette expérience. A beloved Canadian favourite is available again with a fresh new cover and classic interior illustrations for its 50th anniversary. Anna lives life in the shadows. Her siblings tease her for a constant clumsiness that she cannot explain or control, and she struggles to read despite her best efforts. When Papa announces that the family is moving from Germany to Canada — after the disappearance of some Jewish neighbours, he can see what the Nazis'' rise to power will bring — Anna''s heart sinks. How can she learn English when she can''t even read German properly? But when the Soldens arrive in Canada, Anna learns that there is a reason for her clumsiness: her failing eyesight. Suddenly, wonderfully, her whole world begins to change. Especially when her new friends in a special class at school help her stand up to some bullies who call her names. This true Canadian classic by Jean Little was first published in English in 1972 and is an inspiring tale of persevering in the face of worsening visual impairment written by someone with lived experience. Original title: From Anna

"Alors qu''une brebis se présente à son agneau et lui explique qui il est, la vache émet le désir d''avoir, elle aussi, un petit mouton. Mais la brebis la corrige et lui suggère de plutôt vouloir un veau. Suivent tour à tour les animaux de la ferme désirant un petit de l''espèce présentée précédemment, à qui on suggère toujours plutôt une progéniture de leur catégorie."--SDM.

Il y a près de deux ans déjà que Hugo, le frère d''élisa, est parti à la guerre. Alors que la majorité de la population affiche un enthousiasme débordant face à la participation du Canada au conflit, ses parents, eux, restent de glace. Lorsque le second frère d''élisa traverse l''océan lui aussi, la jeune fille s''inquiète et prie pour que les deux soldats lui reviennent sains et saufs. Si seulement elle pouvait se confier à quelqu''un...

Les dix récits rassemblés dans ce roman relatent les événements qui sont survenus durant la période des fêtes, après que les héroïnes des romans de la collection Cher Journal eurent terminé d''écrire leur journal intime. Il n''est toutefois pas nécessaire d''avoir lu les autres livres de la collection ou de connaître les héroïnes pour comprendre et apprécier les récits du présent ouvrage.

Les dix récits rassemblés dans ce roman relatent les événements qui sont survenus durant la période des fêtes, après que les héroïnes des romans de la collection Cher Journal eurent terminé d''écrire leur journal intime. Il n''est toutefois pas nécessaire d''avoir lu les autres livres de la collection ou de connaître les héroïnes pour comprendre et apprécier les récits du présent ouvrage.

"L''album narre l''histoire de Rose la lapine apprivoisée, que son petit maître Raphaël oublie involontairement dehors alors qu''il répond à une demande de sa mère. C''est qu''il a voulu lui montrer ce qu''était une bonne bordée de neige fraîchement tombée et l''a laissée là quand sa mère l''a appelé. Des animaux sont alors venus au secours de la lapine en lui fournissant une mitaine égarée pour se réchauffer, une carotte, prise sur un bonhomme de neige, pour s''alimenter et des encouragements, pour sortir du trou où elle était empêtrée. Elle rejoint alors la porte de son foyer, où Raphaël l''a retrouve honteux d''avoir failli la perdre en cette veillée de Noël."--SDM.

Great middle greats fiction.

When the family moves from Germany to Canada in the 1930''s, a nine-year-old girl discovers the reason for her awkwardness and apparent inability to do anything right.

Includes keynote address at Writing for Children Conference entitled "The Life of Your Story: Checking the Vital Signs" by J. Little, 1990; Vic Reports, 1991; author photo collage; anthology "Winter Weather" sent to J. Little for Christmas 1992; history of the Copeland family; 2 journal rerint articles by J. Little''s father, 1934; Institute for the Blind material; book review by J. Little of "The Saint Game"; photocopy of "I Wish I Could Fly", words by Rachel Adelstein, pictures by Jean Little; invitations, schedule, 1996 engraved appreciation plaque, coloured Christmas angel felt cutouts by J. Little, etc.

When Claire and Jess go to the doctor for shots, Jess is the brave one.

Life of Dorothy Jean (Little) Ellis from her birth in Indianapolis, Indiana to her place of residence in Peoria, Illinois in 1972.

Another poignant story about a different sort of handicap.

When Mother is hospitalized, everyone in the Ross household must finally face the long ignored problem that seven-year-old James is not a baby, a slow learner, or lazy, but mentally retarded.

Cards and letters are telling J. Little how much they enjoyed reading and/or receiving her book of poems "It''s a Wonderful World." Also includes printing company accounts, statement accompanying J. Little''s first cheque; 4 typescript pages entitled "The Story of My Life"; a letter written by Charles G.D. Roberts to Mr. Munro from New York in 1902; magazine pictures of Queen Elizabeth''s and Prince Philip''s marriage.