Jean Van Leeuwen

About the Author

Jean Van Leeuwen was born in Rutherford, New Jersey on December 26, 1937. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Syracuse University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked in the children's book department of a publisher. She is the author of more than 50 books including show more Timothy's Flower, Bound for Oregon, and the Oliver and Amanda series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Jean LeEuwen, JEAN VAN LEEUWE, Jean Van Leeuwen, Jean Van Leeuwen, Jean Van Leeuwen, Jean Van Leeuwen, Van Jean Leeuwen, Jean Van Leeuween

Series

Oliver and Amanda Pig

Merciless Marvin the Magnificent

Pioneer Daughters

Phyllis Fogelman Books

Works by Jean Van Leeuwen

Popular Recent

Bound for Oregon (1994) 1,167 copies

Tales of Oliver Pig (1979) 428 copies

Tales of Amanda Pig (1983) 383 copies

More Tales of Oliver Pig (1981) 306 copies

Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver (1982) 251 copies

The Great Cheese Conspiracy (1973) 246 copies

Going West (1992) 245 copies

Cabin on Trouble Creek (2004) 213 copies

The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper (1975) 190 copies

Amanda Pig and Her Best Friend Lollipop (1998) 170 copies

Hannah of Fairfield (1999) 159 copies

Hannah's Helping Hands (1999) 158 copies

Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day (2005) 151 copies

Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig (1987) 149 copies

Amanda Pig on Her Own (1991) 147 copies

More Tales of Amanda Pig (1985) 145 copies

Amanda Pig, School Girl (1997) 144 copies

Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow (1995) 142 copies

Hannah's Winter of Hope (2000) 113 copies

Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life (1989) 113 copies

Across the Wide Dark Sea: The Mayflower Journey (1995) 98 copies

Amanda Pig, First Grader (2007) 96 copies

The Great Rescue Operation (1981) 90 copies

Papa and the Pioneer Quilt (2007) 89 copies

Oliver and Amanda’s Christmas (1989) 88 copies

A Fourth of July on the Plains (1997) 83 copies

Emma Bean (1980) 81 copies

Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth (2008) 80 copies

Oliver Pig at School (1990) 78 copies

Amanda Pig and the Awful, Scary Monster (2003) 70 copies

The Missing Pieces of Me (2014) 63 copies

Oliver and Amanda's Halloween (1992) 62 copies

The Amazing Air Balloon (1978) 60 copies

Sorry (1656) 60 copies

Chicken Soup (2009) 55 copies

Benny and Beautiful Baby Delilah (2006) 48 copies

I Was a 98-Pound Duckling (1972) 47 copies

Nothing Here But Trees (1998) 39 copies

The Great Googlestein Museum Mystery (2003) 37 copies

The Great Summer Camp Catastrophe (1992) 35 copies

Benjy in Business (1983) 35 copies

Oliver the Mighty Pig (2004) 31 copies

Reading Rainbow Readers: Sports Stories you'll Have A Ball With (2001) 30 copies

Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever (2000) 30 copies

The Tickle Stories (1998) 29 copies

Blue Sky, Butterfly (1996) 28 copies

Oliver Pig and the Best Fort Ever (2006) 23 copies

Touch the Sky Summer (1997) 22 copies

Benjy and the Power of Zingies (1985) 22 copies

Two Girls in Sister Dresses (1994) 22 copies

Wait for Me! Said Maggie McGee: Picture Book (2001) 20 copies

The Strange Adventures of Blue Dog (1999) 18 copies

Timothy's Flower (1967) 18 copies

Five Funny Bunnies: Three Bouncing Tales (2012) 16 copies

Lucy Was There... (2002) 13 copies

One day in summer (1969) 11 copies

Seems Like This Road Goes on Forever (1979) 11 copies

Benjy—Football Hero (1985) 11 copies

Growing Ideas (1998) 6 copies

Too Hot for Ice Cream (1974) 3 copies

Benjy and the Power of Zingies (1987) 3 copies

A Time of Growing (1967) 3 copies

Die grosse Rettungsaktion 2 copies

Too Hot for Ice Creatures (1985) 1 copy

Oliver and Amanda Pig Stories (1996) 1 copy

One Day in Summer 1 copy

I Was A 98-Pound Duckling 1 copy

Geschichten von Oliver Grunz 1 copy

Die große Käseverschwörung (Käse-Verschwörung) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 5, January 1981 (1981) — Contributor — 3 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1980 — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Van Leeuwen, Jean
Birthdate: 1937-12-26
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

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Reviews

KINDERGARTEN STEPPING STONES PAPA AND THE PIONEER… by K/H Pathways

An Oregon trail story, based on the wandering foot quilting pattern. My kids all love collecting objects, so the idea of piecing together a quilt from experiences along the trail resonates with them.

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sloth852 | 16 other reviews | Jan 2, 2024 |

Amanda Pig On Her Own by Jean Van Leeuwen

When her brother goes off to school, Amanda finds new things to do, including ballet dancing, cleaning her room, and making a very sad, mad day go away, with the help of hugs from Mother Pig.

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PlumfieldCH | 1 other review | Sep 22, 2023 |