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ⓘ About Jane O’Connor
Jane O’Connor is a New Yorker, born in 1947. She went to college to Smith College in Southern Massachusetts and graduated in 1969. She started her career working in various publishing houses such as Hastings House Publishers, Scholastic, Random House and Grosset & Dunlap from 1971 to 1989. She wrote her debut novel in 1979, Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby. Due to the success of the book, she was encouraged to writing books for children as a second career while she still kept her full-time job. Books she has written Jane O’Connor has primarily written the book for children. Some of her juvenile novels include Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby that is one of her first books to Just Good Friends, The Dandee Diamond Mystery, The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper, The Magic Top Mystery.
All Book Series by Jane O’Connor
The Wax Museum
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1996 Anthology · Devra Newberger Speregen
Creep Show
Book 4 of 10 · published 1996 Anthology · Jennifer Dussling,Jeff Spackman
Watch Out!
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2004 Co-authored · Simon Cooper,Dina Anastasio
Fancy Nancy's Absolutely Stupendous Sticker Book
Book 16 of 91 · published 2009
Fancy Nancy's Gloriously Gigantic Sticker-tivity Book
Book 26 of 91 · published 2010
Fancy Nancy's Fabulous Fall Storybook Collection
Book 67 of 91 · published 2014
Fancy Nancy's Fabulous Fashion Boutique
Latest in the series · book 91 of 91 · published 2010
Nancy Clancy, Late-Breaking News!
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2017
The Great Baseball Championship
Book 3 of 9 · published 1983 Anthology · Richard Wenk
The Fantastic Journey of the Space Shuttle Astra
Book 4 of 9 · published 1984 Anthology · Bonnie Bryant Hiller
The Mystery of the Missing Mummy
Book 6 of 9 · published 1984 Anthology · Kate McMullan
The Hot Dog Gang Caper
Book 8 of 9 · published 1985 Anthology · Bonnie Bryant Hiller
Adventure At Camp Schoonover
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 1985 Anthology · Richard Wenk
Edgar Degas
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2001 Anthology · Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Frida Kahlo
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2003 Anthology · Tomie dePaola,Margaret Frith
Sir Small and the Dragonfly
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1988 Anthology · John O'Brien
Sir Small and the Sea Monster
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2005
Is That Really You, Amy?
Book 5 of 12 · published 1994 Anthology · Marcia Leonard
Marsha's Unbearable Day
Book 10 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · Marcia Leonard
Jo Ann and the Surprise Party
Book 11 of 12 · published 1996 Anthology · Marcia Leonard
Krissy and the Big Snow
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 1996 Anthology · Marcia Leonard
Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1979 Anthology · Margot Apple
Ghost In Tent 19
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1988 Co-authored · Jim O'Connor
In a Dark, Dark House
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1995 Anthology · Jennifer Dussling
The Bunny Slipper Mystery
Book 2 of 4 · published 1997 Anthology · Jennifer Dussling
L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2001 Anthology · L.M. Montgomery,Lydia Halverson,Jennifer Dussling
Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest
Series opener · book 1 of 59 · published 1972 Anthology · Mamoru Funai
Cowboys: What Do They Do?
Book 2 of 59 · published 1972 Anthology · Carla Greene
Mooch The Messy
Book 4 of 59 · published 1976 Anthology · Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Twelve Bells For Santa
Book 6 of 59 · published 1977 Anthology · Crosby Newell Bonsall
Scarlet Monster Lives Here
Book 9 of 59 · published 1979 Anthology · Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Pickle In The Middle And Other Easy Snacks
Book 10 of 59 · published 1979 Anthology · Frances W. Zweifel
Plenty Of Pelly And Peak
Book 11 of 59 · published 1980 Anthology · Sally Wittman
Mr. Sniff And The Motel Mystery
Book 13 of 59 · published 1984 Anthology · Thomas P. Lewis
The Story Of Bentley Beaver
Book 14 of 59 · published 1984 Anthology · Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Ups And Downs With Oink And Pearl
Book 16 of 59 · published 1986 Anthology · Kay Chorao
Hurray For Hattie Rabbit
Book 18 of 59 · published 1986 Anthology · Dick Gackenbach
The Case Of The Two Masked Robbers
Book 19 of 59 · published 1986 Anthology · Lillian Hoban
Bingo, The Best Dog In The World
Book 20 of 59 · published 1991 Anthology · Catherine Siracusa
Little Chick's Friend Duckling
Book 24 of 59 · published 1992 Anthology · Mary Deball Kwitz
Snowshoe Thompson
Book 25 of 59 · published 1992 Anthology · Nancy Smiler Levinson
Soap Soup: And Other Verses
Book 26 of 59 · published 1992 Anthology · Karla Kuskin
Aunt Eater's Mystery Vacation
Book 27 of 59 · published 1992 Anthology · Doug Cushman
Rollo And Tweedy And The Ghost At Dougal Castle
Book 29 of 59 · published 1992 Anthology · Laura Jean Allen
The Adventures Of Snail At School
Book 32 of 59 · published 1993 Anthology · John Stadler
Marigold And Grandma On The Town
Book 34 of 59 · published 1994 Anthology · Stephanie Calmenson
Joe And Betsy The Dinosaur
Book 38 of 59 · published 1995 Anthology · Lillian Hoban
Wizard And Wart At Sea
Book 39 of 59 · published 1995 Anthology · Janice Lee Smith
The Know-nothings
Book 40 of 59 · published 1995 Anthology · Michele Sobel Spirn
Creepy Crawly Critters And Other Halloween Tongue Twisters
Book 41 of 59 · published 1995 Anthology · Nola Buck
Aunt Eater's Mystery Christmas
Book 42 of 59 · published 1995 Anthology · Doug Cushman
What Do You Hear When Cows Sing?
Book 45 of 59 · published 1996 Anthology · Marco Maestro
Billy The Ghost And Me
Book 46 of 59 · published 1997 Anthology · Gery Greer,Bob Ruddick
Bootsie, Barker Ballerina
Book 48 of 59 · published 1997 Anthology · Barbara Bottner
A Know-nothing Birthday
Book 49 of 59 · published 1997 Anthology · Michele Sobel Spirn
Silly Tilly's Valentine
Book 52 of 59 · published 1998 Anthology · Lillian Hoban
Detective Dinosaur: Lost And Found
Book 53 of 59 · published 1998 Anthology · James Skofield
Aunt Eater's Mystery Halloween
Book 55 of 59 · published 1998 Anthology · Doug Cushman
Wizard And Wart In Trouble
Book 56 of 59 · published 1998 Anthology · Janice L. Smith
Zack's Alligator Goes To School
Book 57 of 59 · published 1998 Anthology · Shirley Mozelle
Arthur's Birthday Party
Book 58 of 59 · published 1999 Anthology · Lillian Hoban
Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery
Latest in the series · book 59 of 59 · published 1999 Anthology · Joan M. Lexau
Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur!
Book 5 of 46 · published 1995 Anthology · Syd Hoff
Mommy May I Hug the Fish
Book 7 of 46 · published 2000 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Otter and Owl and the Big Ah-choo!
Book 14 of 46 · published 2008 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Otter and Owl Set Sail
Book 15 of 46 · published 2008 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Otter and Owl Say I'm Sorry
Book 16 of 46 · published 2008 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Otter and Owl's Helpful Hike
Book 17 of 46 · published 2008 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Little David Sings for the King
Book 19 of 46 · published 2010 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Little David and His Best Friend
Book 20 of 46 · published 2010 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Little David's Brave Day
Book 21 of 46 · published 2010 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Little David's Big Heart
Book 22 of 46 · published 2010 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
Book 24 of 46 · published 2011 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Joshua Crosses the Jordan River
Book 27 of 46 · published 2011 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Zacchaeus Meets Jesus
Book 29 of 46 · published 2012 Anthology · Crystal Bowman
Charlie the Ranch Dog: Rock Star
Book 36 of 46 · published 2015 Anthology · Diane deGroat
Louise and the Class Pet
Book 42 of 46 · published 2018 Anthology · Kelly Light
Sketty and Meatball
Latest in the series · book 46 of 46 · published 2024 Anthology · Sarah Weeks,Alex Willmore
Jason's Bus Ride
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 1987 Anthology · Harriet Ziefert,Simms Taback
Harry Gets Ready for School
Book 3 of 20 · published 1991 Anthology · Harriet Ziefert
The Cow in the House
Book 13 of 20 · published 1997 Anthology · Harriet Ziefert
Cowboy Roy
Book 16 of 20 · published 2000 Anthology · Mark Dubowski,Cathy East Dubowski
Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee
Book 18 of 20 · published 2007 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Dog on His Bus
Book 19 of 20 · published 2012 Anthology · Sebastien Braun,Eric Seltzer
Tales of Amanda Pig
Series opener · book 1 of 26 · published 1994 Anthology · Jean Van Leeuwen
More Tales of Amanda Pig
Book 2 of 26 · published 1994 Anthology · Jean Van Leeuwen
Princess Lulu Goes to Camp
Book 4 of 26 · published 1997 Anthology · Kathryn Cristaldi
Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow
Book 5 of 26 · published 1998 Anthology · Jean Van Leeuwen
Amazing Arctic Animals
Book 7 of 26 · published 2000 Anthology · Jackie Glassman
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington
Book 8 of 26 · published 2000 Anthology · Frances E. Ruffin
The Bookstore Burglar
Book 9 of 26 · published 2001 Anthology · Barbara Maitland
Do Dolphins Really Smile?
Book 11 of 26 · published 2006 Anthology · Laura Driscoll
Bug Out!: The World's Creepiest, Crawliest Critters
Book 12 of 26 · published 2007 Anthology · Ginjer L. Clarke
Black Out!: Animals That Live in the Dark: Animals That Live in the Dark
Book 13 of 26 · published 2007 Anthology · Ginjer L. Clarke
Polar Bears: In Danger
Book 17 of 26 · published 2008 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
The Miracle of Easter
Book 19 of 26 · published 2010 Anthology · Jean M. Malone
Flight of the Butterflies
Book 20 of 26 · published 2010 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends
Book 21 of 26 · published 2011 Anthology · Kate McMullan
Watch Out!: The World's Most Dangerous Creatures
Book 23 of 26 · published 2012 Anthology · Ginjer L. Clarke
Pearl and Wagner: Five Days Till Summer
Book 24 of 26 · published 2014 Anthology · Kate McMullan
Owls: Birds of the Night
Book 25 of 26 · published 2014 Anthology · Emily Sollinger
Spring Cleaning
Latest in the series · book 26 of 26 · published 2015 Anthology · Dori Chaconas
Beef Stew
Series opener · book 1 of 127 · published 1965 Anthology · Barbara Brenner
Lowly Worm Meets the Early Bird
Book 2 of 127 · published 1968 Anthology · Richard Scarry
Five Silly Fishermen
Book 11 of 127 · published 1989 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Happy Birthday, Thomas!
Book 14 of 127 · published 1990 Anthology · Rev. W. Awdry
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bug
Book 15 of 127 · published 1991 Anthology · Katharine Ross
P. J. Funnybunny Camps Out
Book 16 of 127 · published 1994 Anthology · Marilyn Sadler
The Statue of Liberty
Book 17 of 127 · published 1995 Anthology · Lucille Recht Penner
The Berenstain Bears by the Sea
Book 18 of 127 · published 1998 Anthology · Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Worst Helper Ever
Book 19 of 127 · published 1998 Anthology · Richard Scarry
My Best Friend Is Out of This World
Book 20 of 127 · published 1998 Anthology · Sarah Albee
Baker, Baker Cookie Maker
Book 21 of 127 · published 1998 Anthology · Linda Hayward
My New Pet is the Greatest
Book 23 of 127 · published 1998 Anthology · Sarah Albee
Little Critter Sleeps Over
Book 25 of 127 · published 1999 Anthology · Mercer Mayer
Bones: A Science Book for Kids
Book 26 of 127 · published 1999 Anthology · Stephen Krensky
Star Wars: Episode I - Queen in Disguise
Book 31 of 127 · published 2000 Anthology · Monica Kulling
Mouse Makes Magic
Book 35 of 127 · published 2002 Anthology · Kathryn Heling,Deborah Hembrook
Pinocchio's Nose Grows
Book 38 of 127 · published 2002 Anthology · Barbara Gaines Winkelman
Ready? Set. Raymond!
Book 39 of 127 · published 2002 Anthology · Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
The Tail of Little Skunk
Book 40 of 127 · published 2002 Anthology · Marsha Diane Arnold
Barbie: Lost and Found
Book 41 of 127 · published 2002 Anthology · Carol Pugliano-Martin
A Pony for a Princess
Book 43 of 127 · published 2003 Anthology · Andrea Posner-Sanchez
P.J. Funnybunny's Bag of Tricks
Book 45 of 127 · published 2004 Anthology · Marilyn Sadler
Buzz's Backpack Adventure
Book 46 of 127 · published 2004 Anthology · Apple Jordan
Home, Stinky Home
Book 47 of 127 · published 2004 Anthology · Melissa Lagonegro
Here Comes Silent E!
Book 48 of 127 · published 2004 Anthology · Anna Jane Hays
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
Book 50 of 127 · published 2005 Anthology · Tennant Redbank
Mary Clare Likes to Share
Book 52 of 127 · published 2006 Anthology · Joy N. Hulme
Ballerina Princess
Book 55 of 127 · published 2007 Anthology · Melissa Lagonegro,Niall Harding
Honey Bunny's Honey Bear
Book 56 of 127 · published 2007 Anthology · Marilyn Sadler
Roadwork!
Book 57 of 127 · published 2008 Anthology · Walt Disney,Melissa Lagonegro
Barbie and the Diamond Castle
Book 61 of 127 · published 2008 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
Snow Wonder
Book 62 of 127 · published 2008 Anthology · Charles Ghigna,Julia Woolf
Barbie: Thumbelina
Book 65 of 127 · published 2009 Anthology · Diane Wright Landolf
The Perfect Dress
Book 66 of 127 · published 2009 Anthology · Walt Disney,Melissa Lagonegro,Elisa Marrucchi
Super Friends: Going Bananas
Book 67 of 127 · published 2009 Anthology · Ben Harper
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
Book 69 of 127 · published 2009 Anthology · Mary Man-Kong
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale
Book 70 of 127 · published 2010 Anthology · Christy Webster
Outside My Window
Book 75 of 127 · published 2010 Anthology · Melissa Lagonegro
I Can Be a Ballerina
Book 80 of 127 · published 2011 Anthology · Christy Webster
Dora and the Unicorn King
Book 82 of 127 · published 2011 Anthology · Ellie Seiss,Rosemary Contreras
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Book 88 of 127 · published 2012 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
The Spring Chicken!
Book 96 of 127 · published 2013 Anthology · Sue DiCicco,Nickelodeon Publishing,Mary Tillworth,Zachary Trover,Steve Talkowski,Rodney Stringfellow,Robert Scull,Jonny Belt
Super Soap
Book 97 of 127 · published 2013 Anthology · Nickelodeon Publishing,Clark Stubbs,Lorraine O'Connell
Barbie: I Can Be...A Baby Doctor
Book 98 of 127 · published 2013 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
Dusty Flies High
Book 100 of 127 · published 2013 Anthology · Susan Amerikaner
A Tale of Two Sisters
Book 104 of 127 · published 2013 Anthology · Melissa Lagonegro
Little Lost Dolphin
Book 107 of 127 · published 2014 Anthology · Jiyoung An,Kristen L. Depken
Fairytale Magic
Book 108 of 127 · published 2014 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
We Love to Dance!
Book 109 of 127 · published 2015 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
Island of the Lost Horses
Book 110 of 127 · published 2015 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
We Save the Music!
Book 112 of 127 · published 2016 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
Sing Your Song!
Book 114 of 127 · published 2017 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
Save the Rainbow!
Book 117 of 127 · published 2018 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
A Puppy for Miguel
Book 118 of 127 · published 2019 Anthology · Melissa Lagonegro
A Toy for Trinket
Book 119 of 127 · published 2019 Anthology · Kristen L. Depken
Susan B. Anthony: Her Fight for Equal Rights
Book 120 of 127 · published 2020 Anthology · Monica Kulling
Ready? Set. Birthday!
Book 121 of 127 · published 2022 Anthology · Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Ready? Set. Rides!
Book 122 of 127 · published 2023 Anthology · Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Give What You Can
Book 124 of 127 · published 2023 Anthology · Alexandra Penfold
Ready? Set. Puppies!
Book 125 of 127 · published 2024 Anthology · Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
100 Days!
Latest in the series · book 127 of 127 · published 2025 Anthology · Alexandra Penfold
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Series opener · book 1 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who Was Annie Oakley?
Book 2 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Stephanie Spinner
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Book 3 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Dennis Brindell Fradin
Who Was Albert Einstein?
Book 4 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Jess M. Brallier
Who Was Sacagawea?
Book 5 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Judith Bloom Fradin
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Book 6 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Tui T. Sutherland
Who Was Maria Tallchief?
Book 7 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Catherine Gourley
Who Was Amelia Earhart?
Book 8 of 220 · published 2002 Anthology · Kate Boehm Jerome
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Book 9 of 220 · published 2003 Anthology · Dennis Brindell Fradin
Who Was Helen Keller?
Book 10 of 220 · published 2003 Anthology · Gare Thompson
Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?
Book 11 of 220 · published 2004 Anthology · Gare Thompson
Who Was Mark Twain?
Book 12 of 220 · published 2004 Anthology · April Jones Prince
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?
Book 13 of 220 · published 2004 Anthology · Sydelle Kramer
Who Was Ronald Reagan?
Book 14 of 220 · published 2004 Anthology · Joyce Milton
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Book 15 of 220 · published 2004 Anthology · Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who Was John F. Kennedy?
Book 16 of 220 · published 2004 Anthology · Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who Was Charles Darwin?
Book 17 of 220 · published 2005 Anthology · Deborah Hopkinson
Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
Book 18 of 220 · published 2005 Anthology · Joan Holub
Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
Book 19 of 220 · published 2005 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Book 20 of 220 · published 2005 Anthology · Margaret Frith
Who Was Daniel Boone?
Book 23 of 220 · published 2006 Anthology · Sydelle Kramer
Who Was William Shakespeare?
Book 24 of 220 · published 2006 Anthology · Celeste Davidson Mannis
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Book 27 of 220 · published 2007 Anthology · Geoff Edgers
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Book 28 of 220 · published 2007 Anthology · Bonnie Bader
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Book 29 of 220 · published 2008 Anthology · Janet B. Pascal
Who Was Neil Armstrong?
Book 30 of 220 · published 2008 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Who Was Queen Elizabeth?
Book 31 of 220 · published 2008 Anthology · June Eding
Who Was George Washington?
Book 32 of 220 · published 2009 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Who Was Walt Disney?
Book 34 of 220 · published 2009 Anthology · Whitney Stewart
Who Is Barack Obama?
Book 35 of 220 · published 2009 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Book 37 of 220 · published 2009 Anthology · Margaret Frith
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Book 39 of 220 · published 2010 Anthology · Gail Herman
Who Was Rosa Parks?
Book 40 of 220 · published 2010 Anthology · Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who Was Paul Revere?
Book 42 of 220 · published 2011 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Book 43 of 220 · published 2012 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Is J.K. Rowling?
Book 45 of 220 · published 2012 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Is Jane Goodall?
Book 47 of 220 · published 2012 Anthology · Roberta Edwards
Who Was Maurice Sendak?
Book 48 of 220 · published 2012 Anthology · Janet B. Pascal
Who Is Bill Gates?
Book 49 of 220 · published 2013 Anthology · Patricia Brennan Demuth
Who Was Christopher Columbus?
Book 51 of 220 · published 2013 Anthology · Bonnie Bader
Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?
Book 54 of 220 · published 2013 Anthology · Bonnie Bader
Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?
Book 56 of 220 · published 2013 Anthology · Patricia Brennan Demuth
Who Is Steven Spielberg?
Book 58 of 220 · published 2013 Anthology · Stephanie Spinner
Who Was Milton Hershey?
Book 59 of 220 · published 2013 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Ernest Shackleton?
Book 60 of 220 · published 2013 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Louis Braille?
Book 61 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Scott Anderson
Who Was Nelson Mandela?
Book 62 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?
Book 65 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Michael Burgan
Who Is George Lucas?
Book 67 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
Book 68 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?
Book 69 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Megan Stine
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Book 70 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Bonnie Bader
Who Was Clara Barton?
Book 71 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Stephanie Spinner
Who Was Queen Victoria?
Book 72 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Was Muhammad Ali?
Book 73 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Roberto Clemente?
Book 76 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
Book 77 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Rachel Carson?
Book 78 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Sarah Fabiny
Who Was Isaac Newton?
Book 80 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Janet B. Pascal
Who Was Alfred Hitchcock?
Book 83 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Charles Dickens?
Book 84 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Sitting Bull?
Book 86 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Stephanie Spinner
Who Was Betsy Ross?
Book 87 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Andy Warhol?
Book 88 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Is Gloria Steinem?
Book 89 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · Sarah Fabiny
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Book 90 of 220 · published 2014 Anthology · April Jones Prince
Who Was Galileo?
Book 91 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Patricia Brennan Demuth
Who Was Robert Ripley?
Book 93 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Was Jacques Cousteau?
Book 95 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Nico Medina
Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Book 96 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Dana Meachen Rau
Who Was Winston Churchill?
Book 97 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Was Mother Teresa?
Book 98 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Was Steve Irwin?
Book 99 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Dina Anastasio
Who Was Woodrow Wilson?
Book 100 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Margaret Frith
Who Was Beatrix Potter?
Book 101 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Sarah Fabiny
Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?
Book 102 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Is Richard Branson?
Book 103 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Michael Burgan
Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?
Book 104 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
Book 105 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Avery Reed
Who Was Jesse Owens?
Book 106 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
Book 107 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Dinah Brown
Who Is Jeff Kinney?
Book 109 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Patrick Kinney
Who Is (Your Name Here)?
Book 110 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Paula K. Manzanero
Who Was Julia Child?
Book 111 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Geoff Edgers
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Book 112 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Dana Meachen Rau
Who Was Seabiscuit?
Book 113 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Blackbeard?
Book 114 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was George Washington Carver?
Book 115 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Was Sojourner Truth?
Book 116 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who Was Michael Jackson?
Book 117 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Megan Stine
Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright?
Book 118 of 220 · published 2015 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Was Maya Angelou?
Book 119 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Was Lucille Ball?
Book 120 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Joan of Arc?
Book 121 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Is Elton John?
Book 122 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Was Jules Verne?
Book 123 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Alexander the Great?
Book 124 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Robin Waterfield,Kathryn Waterfield
Who Was Milton Bradley?
Book 125 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Bonnie Bader
Who Is Hillary Clinton?
Book 126 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Heather Alexander
Who Was? Mad Libs
Book 127 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Paula K. Manzanero
Who Is Bruce Springsteen?
Book 128 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Stephanie Sabol
Who Is Stevie Wonder?
Book 129 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Were The Three Stooges?
Book 130 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?
Book 131 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Bonnie Bader
Who Was Charlie Chaplin?
Book 132 of 220 · published 2016 Anthology · Patricia Brennan Demuth
Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?
Book 133 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Megan Stine
Who Was Cesar Chavez?
Book 134 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Dana Meachen Rau
Who Was Princess Diana?
Book 135 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Are the Rolling Stones?
Book 136 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Dana Meachen Rau
Who Was Bob Marley?
Book 137 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Katie Ellison
Who Was Pete Seeger?
Book 138 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Noel Maccarry
Who Was Andrew Jackson?
Book 139 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Douglas Yacka
Who Is Pope Francis?
Book 140 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Stephanie Spinner
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams?
Book 141 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Alexander Hamilton?
Book 142 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Fidel Castro?
Book 143 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Sarah Fabiny
Who Was Lewis Carroll?
Book 144 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Coretta Scott King?
Book 146 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Gail Herman
Who Was Chuck Jones?
Book 147 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Was Jane Austen?
Book 148 of 220 · published 2017 Anthology · Sarah Fabiny
Knock! Knock! Who Was There?
Book 149 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Brian Elling
Who Was Henry VIII?
Book 150 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Was Booker T. Washington?
Book 151 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · James Buckley
Who Is the Dalai Lama?
Book 152 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Dana Meachen Rau
Who Was Aretha Franklin?
Book 153 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Nico Medina
Who Was Leif Erikson?
Book 154 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Nico Medina
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
Book 156 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Sherri L. Smith
The Who Was? Activity Book
Book 158 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Jordan London
Who Is Judy Blume?
Book 159 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Is Bono?
Book 160 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Nikola Tesla?
Book 161 of 220 · published 2018 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Is Michael Jordan?
Book 163 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Was H. J. Heinz?
Book 164 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Michael Burgan
Who Was Norman Rockwell?
Book 165 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Sarah Fabiny
Who Was Stephen Hawking?
Book 166 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Was Che Guevara?
Book 167 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Was P. T. Barnum?
Book 168 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Is Oprah Winfrey?
Book 169 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Barbara Kramer
Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Book 171 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who Was Mister Rogers?
Book 172 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Diane Bailey
The Who Was? History of the World
Book 173 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Paula K. Manzanero
Who Was Sam Walton?
Book 174 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Book 175 of 220 · published 2019 Anthology · Patricia Brennan Demuth
Who Is Jackie Chan?
Book 176 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · Jody Jensen Shaffer
Who Was Richard Nixon?
Book 177 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · Megan Stine
Who Is Temple Grandin?
Book 178 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · Patricia Brennan Demuth
Who Was Harvey Milk?
Book 179 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · Corinne A. Grinapol
Who Was Ida B. Wells?
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Who Is David Beckham?
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Who Was Celia Cruz?
Book 182 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Benedict Arnold?
Book 183 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was Nellie Bly?
Book 184 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · Margaret Gurevich
Who Was Confucius?
Book 185 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · Michael Burgan
Who Was Duke Ellington?
Book 186 of 220 · published 2020 Anthology · M.D. Payne
Who Was Catherine the Great?
Book 187 of 220 · published 2021 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Walt Whitman?
Book 188 of 220 · published 2021 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Was Levi Strauss?
Book 189 of 220 · published 2021 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Book 191 of 220 · published 2021 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was A. A. Milne?
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Who Was Juliette Gordon Low?
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Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Book 194 of 220 · published 2021 Anthology · James Buckley Jr.
Who Was David Bowie?
Book 195 of 220 · published 2021 Anthology · Margaret Gurevich
Who Were Stanley and Livingstone?
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Who Was Queen Elizabeth II?
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Who Is Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
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The Who Was? Trivia Book
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Who Was Charles Schulz?
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Who Was Ernest Hemingway?
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Who Is Jimmy Carter?
Book 202 of 220 · published 2022 Anthology · David Stabler
Who Was Johnny Cash?
Book 203 of 220 · published 2022 Anthology · Jim Gigliotti
Who Was Ponce de León?
Book 204 of 220 · published 2022 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pam Pollack
Who Was Georgia O'Keeffe?
Book 206 of 220 · published 2022 Anthology · Sarah Fabiny
Who Is Shaquille O'Neal?
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Who Was Michelangelo?
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Who Was Alex Trebek?
Book 209 of 220 · published 2022 Anthology · Meg Belviso,Pamela Pollack
Who Was Salvador Dalí?
Book 210 of 220 · published 2023 Anthology · Paula K Manzanero
Who Is Lebron James?
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Who Was John McCain?
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Who Is Simone Biles?
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Who Was Jim Thorpe?
Book 214 of 220 · published 2023 Anthology · James Buckley
Who Was Frank Sinatra?
Book 215 of 220 · published 2023 Anthology · Ellen Labrecque
Who Was John Lewis?
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Who Is Taylor Swift?
Book 217 of 220 · published 2024 Anthology · Kirsten Anderson
Who Is Cynthia Erivo?
Book 219 of 220 · published 2024 Anthology · Crystal Hubbard
Who Was Shirley Chisholm?
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jane O’Connor?
Jane O’Connor is a New Yorker, born in 1947. She went to college to Smith College in Southern Massachusetts and graduated in 1969. She started her career working in various publishing houses such as Hastings House Publishers, Scholastic, Random House and Grosset & Dunlap from 1971 to 1989.
Which Jane O’Connor series should I start with?
The best place to start is the I Can Read: Level 1 series, the earliest of Jane O’Connor's multi-book series: it opens with Grizzwold (1958) and runs to 46 books across 1958–2024, ending with Sketty and Meatball (2024). Jane O’Connor's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jane O’Connor written?
Jane O’Connor has 662 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1958 and 2025. 650 of them belong to 17 named series — the largest being the Who Was/Is...? series with 220 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jane O’Connor's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jane O’Connor's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are I Can Read: Level 1 (1958–2024, 46 books), Step into Reading: Step 2 (1965–2025, 127 books) and An I Can Read (1972–1999, 59 books), plus 14 more.
How are Jane O’Connor's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jane O’Connor's 662 books into 17 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Who Was/Is...? (220 books, 2002–2024); Step into Reading: Step 2 (127 books, 1965–2025); Fancy Nancy (91 books, 2005–2025); An I Can Read (59 books, 1972–1999); I Can Read: Level 1 (46 books, 1958–2024), plus 12 further series.