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Jane Thayer

Born

in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

August 11, 1904

Died

July 23, 2005

Genre

Children's Books

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Jane Thayer (pen name of: Catherine Woolley) was an American writer. She is known best for the book The Puppy Who Wanted A Boy, which became the basis of a 1980s Saturday Morning cartoon series, The Puppy's Further Adventures.

Obituary from: Boston Globe, July 27, 2005
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articl...

With the 87 children's books she wrote, Catherine Woolley delighted generations of young readers around the world with stories of children, animals, a friendly ghost, and mysterious happenings.

She was so prolific that her publisher told her to use a nom de plume for some books. She chose Jane Thayer, her grandmother's name, for the many picture books she wrote.

For her older readers, she used her real name on books such as the ''Ginnie and ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 3,752 ratings · 412 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy by Jane Thayer, Lisa McCue (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 1,708 ratings — published 1958 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gus Was a Friendly Ghost by Jane Thayer, Seymour Fleishman (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 811 ratings — published 1962 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gus and the Baby Ghost by Jane Thayer, Seymour Fleishman (illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 1972 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Popcorn Dragon: A Classic Picture Book for Kids (Ages 4-8) About a Show-Off Who Discovers Friendship by Jane Thayer, Jane Thayer 3.57 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1989 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blueberry Pie Elf by Jane Thayer, Seymour Fleishman (illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1962 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What's a Ghost Going to Do? by Jane Thayer, Jane Thayer 4.20 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Part -Time Dog by Jane Thayer, Seymour Fleishman (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1965 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gus Goes To School by Jane Thayer, Catherine Woolley, Joyce A. Dos Santos (Illustrator) 3.69 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1982 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gus Was a Gorgeous Ghost by Jane Thayer, Catherine Woolley, Seymour Fleishman 4.02 avg rating — 62 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gus Was a Mexican Ghost by Jane Thayer, Seymour Fleishman (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gus the Ghost (9 books)
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Jane Thayer,

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Seymour Fleishman

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Quotes by Jane Thayer (?)

“I'm not alone," said the boy. "I've got a puppy.”
― Jane Thayer, The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy

tags: boys, dogs, love, puppies

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