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Jane Thayer


Born
in Chicago, Illinois, The United States
August 11, 1904

Died
July 23, 2005

Genre
Children's Books


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 · 3,798 ratings · 424 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
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4.27 avg rating — 1,714 ratings — published 1958 — 38 editions
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Gus Was a Friendly Ghost
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4.18 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 1962 — 15 editions
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Gus and the Baby Ghost
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4.17 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1972 — 7 editions
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The Popcorn Dragon: A Class...
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3.57 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 1989 — 11 editions
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The Blueberry Pie Elf
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4.52 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1962 — 12 editions
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What's a Ghost Going to Do?
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4.22 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions
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Part -Time Dog
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4.13 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1965 — 11 editions
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Gus Was a Gorgeous Ghost
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Gus Goes To School
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3.68 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1982 — 8 editions
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Gus Was a Mexican Ghost
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3.83 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions
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Series by Jane Thayer

Gus Was a Friendly Ghost Little Lost Ghost What's a Ghost Going to Do? Gus and the Baby Ghost Gus Was a Christmas Ghost Gus Was a Mexican Ghost Gus Was a Gorgeous Ghost
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“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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