Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird was the CLA Book of the Year in 1985. Listen for the Singing was the Canada Council Children's Literature Award winner in 1977. Jean's books include From Anna, Listen for the Singing, Stand In The Wind, Mama's Going To Buy You a Mockingbird, Hey World, Here I Am!, Look through My Window, Emma's Yucky Brother, The Belonging Place, and Mine For Keeps. The books, which will appeal to children 10 and older, are both humorous and poignant as Jean describes living with a disability and the ridicule she sometimes experienced as a result, as well as her love for the world of reading and books. The author focuses on her experiences from the time she was a child through young adulthood in her autobiography, Little by Little, and continues her story in Stars Come Out Within. She has a retired seeing-eye dog named Ritz and a new one named Pippa, with whom she travels. A special "talking" computer assists her with her writing. She was born with a severe eye problem and is severely visually impaired. Jean grew up in Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto.
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