(Flora) Jean Little (1932-)

It's a Wonderful World (poems), privately printed, 1947.

Mine for Keeps, illustrated by Lewis Parker, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1962.

Home from Far, illustrated by Jerry Lazare, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1965.

Spring Begins in March, illustrated by Lewis Parker, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1966.

When the Pie Was Opened: Poems, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1968.

Take Wing, illustrated by Jerry Lazare, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1968.

OnetoGrowOn (also see below), illustrated by Jerry Lazare, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1969.

Look through My Window, illustrated by Joan Sandin, Harper (New York, NY), 1970.

Kate, Harper (New York, NY), 1971.

From Anna, illustrated by Joan Sandin, Harper (New York, NY), 1972.

Stand in the Wind, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully, Harper (New York, NY), 1975.

Listen for the Singing, Dutton (New York, NY), 1977.

Zephyr, J. Little (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), 1983.

Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird, Viking (New York, NY), 1984.

Lost and Found (also see below), illustrated by Leoung O'Young, Viking (New York, NY), 1985.

Different Dragons (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1986.

Hey World, Here I Am!, illustrated by Barbara DiLella, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1986, with illustrations by Sue Truesdell, Harper (New York, NY), 1989.

Little by Little: A Writer's Education (autobiography), Viking (Markham, Ontario, Canada, and New York, NY), 1987.

Invitations to Joy: A Celebration of Canada's Young Readers and the Books They Love ("Canadian Children's Book Centre Annual Lecture" series), Canadian Children's Book Centre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1989.

Stars Come Out Within (autobiography), Viking (Markham, Ontario, Canada, and New York, NY), 1990.

(With Maggie de Vries) Once upon a Golden Apple, illustrated by Phoebe Gilman, Viking (New York, NY), 1991.

Jess Was the Brave One, illustrated by Janet Wilson, Viking (New York, NY), 1991.

Revenge of the Small Small, illustrated by Janet Wilson, Viking (New York, NY), 1992.

Jenny and the Hanukkah Queen, illustrated by Suzanne Mogensen, Viking (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1995.

His Banner over Me, Viking (New York, NY), 1995.

(With Claire Mackay) Bats about Baseball, illustrated by Kim LaFave, Viking (New York, NY), 1995.

Gruntle Piggle Takes Off, illustrated by Johnny Wales, Viking (New York, NY), 1996.

The Belonging Place, Viking (New York, NY), 1997.

What Will the Robin Do Then?: Winter Tales, Viking (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1998.

Emma's Magic Winter, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.

I Know an Old Laddie, illustrated by Rose Cowles, Viking (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.

Emma's Yucky Brother, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000, HarperCollins (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2001.

Willow and Twig, Viking (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2000, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.

Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope ("Dear Canada" series), Scholastic Canada (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2001.

The Jean Little Collection (includes Lost and Found, Different Dragons, and OnetoGrowOn), Puffin (New York, NY), 2001.

Birdie for Now, Orca (Custer, WA), 2002.

Emma's Strange Pet, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates ("Dear Canada" series), Scholastic Canada (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2003.

I Gave My Mom a Castle, Orca (Custer, WA), 2003.

Pippin the Christmas Pig, illustrated by Werner Zimmermann, North Winds Press (Markham, Ontario, Canada), 2003, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2004.

Contributor to When I Went to the Library, edited by Debora Pearson, Douglas & McIntyre (Berkeley, CA), 2001. Also author of novel Let Me Be Gentle. Contributor to periodicals, including Horn Book, Canadian Library Journal, and Canadian Author and Bookman.

Little's works have been translated into Dutch, German, Danish, Japanese, and Russian; published in Braille; and recorded on audio cassette.