Jackie French Koller (1948-) Biography

Born 1948, in Derby, CT; Education: University of Connecticut, B.A., 1970.

Agent—Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown Ltd., 10 Astor Place, New York, NY.

Writer.

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

FOR CHILDREN

Impy for Always, illustrated by Carol Newsom, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1989.

Mole and Shrew, illustrated by Stella Ormai, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1991.

Fish Fry Tonight!, illustrated by Catharine O'Neill, Crown (New York, NY), 1992.

Mole and Shrew Step Out, illustrated by Stella Ormai, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1992.

The Dragonling, illustrated by Judith Mitchell, Archway Minstrel (New York, NY), 1996.

Jackie French Koller

A Dragon in the Family, illustrated by Judith Mitchell, Archway Minstrel (New York, NY), 1996.

No Such Thing, illustrated by Betsy Lewin, Boyds Mills Press, 1997.

Dragon Quest, Archway Minstrel (New York, NY), 1997.

Mole and Shrew, All Year Through, illustrated by John Beder, Random House (New York, NY), 1997.

Dragons of Krad, Archway Minstrel (New York, NY), 1997.

Dragon Trouble, Archway Minstrel (New York, NY), 1997.

Dragons and Kings, illustrated by Judith Mitchell, Archway Minstrel (New York, NY), 1998.

One Monkey Too Many, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1999.

Bouncing on the Bed, illustrated by Anna Grossnickle Hines, Orchard (New York, NY), 1999.

Nickommoh! A Narragansett Thanksgiving Celebration, illustrated by Marcia Sewall, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1999.

The Promise, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers, Knopf (New York, NY), 1999.

Mole and Shrew Are Two, illustrated by Anne Reas, Random House (New York, NY), 2000.

Mole and Shrew Have Real Jobs to Do, illustrated by Anne Reas, Random House (New York, NY), 2001.

Mole and Shrew Find a Clue, illustrated by Anne Reas, Random House (New York, NY), 2001.

Baby for Sale, illustrated by Janet Pederson, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 2002.

Horace the Horrible: A Knight Meets His Match, illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 2003.

Seven Spunky Monkeys, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2005.

Contributor of poems and short fiction to periodicals, including Cobblestone, Spider, and Ladybug; short fiction anthologized in in Time Capsule, edited by Don Gallo, Bantam, 1999.

FOR YOUNG ADULTS

Nothing to Fear, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1991.

If I Had One Wish . . . , Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1991.

The Last Voyage of the Misty Day, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1992.

The Primrose Way, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1992.

A Place to Call Home, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1995.

The Falcon, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1998.

Someday, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 2002.

"KEEPERS" SERIES; FOR YOUNG ADULTS

A Wizard Named Nell, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2003.

The Wizard's Apprentice, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2003.

The Wizard's Scepter, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2004.

Several of Koller's books have been adapted as audiobooks by Recorded Books, including The Dragonling, 2002, and A Wizard Named Nell, 2004.