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Jean Little

Born

Formosa. Japan; now Taiwan

Website

http://www.jeanlittle.ca/

Genre

Children's Books, Biographies & Memoirs

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Jean Little (January 02, 1932 - April 06, 2020) was a Canadian author, born in Taiwan, but who lived most her life in Guelph, Ontario.

Little's work mainly consisted of children's literature, but she also wrote two autobiographies: Little by Little and Stars Come Out Within.

She is a Member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Jean Little Public School, in Guelph, Ont. is named in her honour.

Little had been partially blind since birth as a result of scars on her cornea and was frequently accompanied by her guide dog. While her death occurred during the onset of the pandemic, it was not attributed to COVID-19. ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 13,410 ratings · 1,164 reviews · 89 distinct works • Similar authors

	Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope 3.96 avg rating — 1,809 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	From Anna by Jean Little, Joan Sandin (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 1,331 ratings — published 1972 — 35 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
	If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor 4.06 avg rating — 1,214 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates 3.95 avg rating — 1,126 ratings — published 2003 — 7 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
	Dancing Through the Snow 4.11 avg rating — 671 ratings — published 2008 — 14 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
	Mine for Keeps 4.01 avg rating — 618 ratings — published 1962 — 25 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
	Exiles from the War: The War Guest Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss 3.94 avg rating — 493 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird 3.92 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 1985 — 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
	All Fall Down: The Landslide Diary of Abby Roberts 3.94 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Listen for the Singing 4.25 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 1977 — 21 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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Dear Canada (37 books)
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Sarah Ellis,

Carol Matas (Goodreads Author),

Karleen Bradford (Goodreads Author),

Susan Aihoshi,

Barbara Haworth- Attard,

Norah McClintock,

Janet McNaughton,

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3.88 avg rating — 27,758 ratings

Anna Solden (2 books)
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Jean Little

4.21 avg rating — 1,640 ratings

Copeland Family (2 books)
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Jean Little

4.00 avg rating — 773 ratings

Kate Bloomfield (3 books)
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Jean Little,

Sue Truesdell (Illustrator)

4.13 avg rating — 733 ratings

Jean Little's Autiobiography (2 books)
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4.05 avg rating — 354 ratings

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“Your only responsibility as a writer is to be true to the story that has chosen you as its writer.”
― Jean Little

tags: writers, writing

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“A man can work from sun to sun, But a woman's work is never done.”
― Jean Little, Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope

tags: woman, work

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“While he has not, in my hearing, spoken the English language, he makes it perfectly plain that he understands it. And he uses his ears, tail, eyebrows, various rumbles and grunts, the slant of his great cold nose or a succession of heartrending sighs to get his meaning across.”
― Jean Little

tags: dog, understand

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