Jane O'Connor (1) (1947–)
Author of Fancy Nancy
For other authors named Jane O'Connor, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Jane O'Connor was born in New York City in 1947. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Smith College in 1969. In 1971, she began her publishing career by working in the editorial department of Hastings House Publishers. From 1977 to 1983, she was an editor at Scholastic, Inc.; show more then she moved to Random House, where she became editor-in-chief of children's books. In 1989, she moved to Grosset and Dunlap. Her first novel, Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby, was published in 1979. Since then she has written more than 30 children's books including the Nina, Nina Ballerina stories, the Fancy Nancy series and the adult novels Dangerous Admissions and Almost True Confessions. She has won numerous awards including the New York Academy of Sciences Honor book in 1981 for Magic in the Movies: The Story of Special Effects, with Katy Hall; Golden Sower Award, Nebraska Library Association in 1982 for Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby; and the Quill Award for Best Picture Book in 2007 for Fancy Nancy. She is vice-president and editor-at-large for Penguin Books for Young Readers. In 2013 her title Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy Sees The Future made The New York Times Best Seller List. Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy and the Sensational Babysitter / Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE Night (2010) 103 copies
Nancy Clancy 8 Book Boxed Set, Books 1-7 PLUS My Secret Diary, Bookmark and Door Hanger (2018) 16 copies
Fancy Nancy - Bountiful Box of Books, 6 book set: Fancy Nancy Poet Extraordinaire!, Stellar Stargazer!, Aspiring… (2013) 11 copies
Fancy Nancy: Bumpy Bus 5 copies
Fancy Nancy: Fancy Class! 5 copies
Fancy Nancy: Bree's Fancy Glasses 5 copies
Fancy Nancy: The Best Book Ever 5 copies
Fancy Nancy: Field Day 5 copies
Fancy Nancy: The Tooth Necklace 4 copies
Meet Fancy Nancy 4 copies
Fancy Nancy: Brilliant Stars 4 copies
Fancy Nancy: Talent Show 4 copies
Fancy Nancy: Earth Day Rules 4 copies
Fancy Nancy Six Book Super Reader Set (I Can Read Book 1) (Includes: Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes; Fancy… (2012) 2 copies
I Can Read Fancy Nancy - 6 Book Set (Just My Lusk!, The 100th Day of School, Apples Galore!, My Family History, Pajama… (2014) 1 copy
Super Sleuth Nancy Clancy 1 copy
Hair Dos and Hair Don'ts 1 copy
Nancy Clancy Series 1 copy
Fancy Nancy: I Can Read! Level 1) 6 Books: Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes / Nancy Sees Stars / Nancy and the Boy… (2010) 1 copy
Fancy Nancy Spectacular 1 copy
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- Other names
- Hackney, Ann (joint pseudonym with Margaret Frith)
- Birthdate
- 1947-12-30
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Smith College
- Occupations
- book editor
children's book author - Relationships
- Abramson, Jill (sister)
- Organizations
- Penguin Books
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Statistics
- Works
- 193
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 44,199
- Popularity
- #375
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 727
- ISBNs
- 1,215
- Languages
- 6
- Favorited
- 2