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Edition 13 (1977) Winner
Jean Little
ジーン・リトル
Jīn Rittoru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-01-02 （Formosa, Empire of Japan (now Taiwan)）
- Died
- 2020-04-06 （Guelph, Ontario, Canada） age 88
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- United Church of Canada
- Residence History
- Taiwan (1932-1939) → Guelph, Ontario, Canada (1940-2020)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1962-2020
- Affiliations
- University of Guelph, Department of English (Adjunct Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | Department of English Language and Literature | Bachelor of Arts | — | Canada |
University of Toronto
Department of English Language and Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Little, Brown Canadian Children's Book Award | Mine for Keeps | — | Little, Brown | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award | Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird | — | Canadian Library Association | 受賞 |
| — | Order of Canada | — | Member (CM) | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
Little, Brown Canadian Children's Book Award
1962
Work:
Mine for Keeps
Organization:
Little, Brown
Result:
受賞
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
1985
Work:
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
Organization:
Canadian Library Association
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
Category:
Member (CM)
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mine for Keeps
1962 Children's fictionStory about a girl with cerebral palsy.
disabilityfamilyresilience
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
1984 Children's fictionChildren's novel about family and loss.
familylossresilience
Adaptations
- [Television film] Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird / Sandy Wilson (1988)
From Anna
Children's fictionStory of a girl with a disability.
disabilityfamily
Little by Little
AutobiographyHer autobiography.
disabilitylife
Bibliography
- Mine for Keeps
- Spring Begins in March
- Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
- Different Dragons
- Lost and Found
- From Anna
- Hey World, Here I Am!
- Willow and Twig
- I Know an Old Laddie
- Brothers Far from Home
- If I Die Before I Wake
- His Banner Over Me
- Look Through My Window
- Kate
- Stand in the Wind
- One to Grow On
- What Will the Robin Do Then?
- Listen for the Singing
- Little by Little
- Stars Come Out Within
- Somebody Else's Summer
- Dancing Through the Snow
- Love in Paris
- Yesterday
- Orphan at My Door
- Growing Pains
- Home from Far
- Revenge of the Small Small
- Take Wing
- Exiles from the War
- All Fall Down
- Do Not Open Until Christmas
- When the Pie was Opened
- The Belonging Place
- Forward, Shakespeare!
- Plenty
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Warm stories from perspective of children with disabilitiesEmphasis on children's resilience
- Recurring Motifs
- disabilityadoptionfoster carefamily reunion
Health
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Visual impairment due to corneal scars生来から死去までLegally blind from birth. Used guide dog and voice-activated computer for writing.
Legacy
Prolific Canadian author of over 50 children's books, renowned for works on disability drawn from her own visual impairment. Received numerous awards; a public school in Guelph named after her.
In Popular Culture
- Jean Little Public School in Guelph, Ontario, named in her honour.
Trivia
- Partially blind from birth and often accompanied by guide dog Honey.
- Continued writing using a voice-activated computer.
- Traveled to India and Bulgaria for literary talks.