Jean Craighead George, on reading:

I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book.

- Jean Craighead George.

Jean Craighead George, on writing:

To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems.

Be a good listener.

The rest will come.

- Jean Craighead George.

Born on this day – Jean Craighead George:

Jean Craighead George

Writer

July 2, 1919 – May 15, 2012

Credits:

Books:

A Special Gift for Grammy (2013); Acorn Pancakes, Dandelion Salad and Other Wild Dishes (1995); All Upon a Sidewalk (1974); All Upon a Stone (1971); Animals Who Have Won Our Hearts (1994); Arctic Son (1997); Autumn Moon (2001); Beastly Inventions (1970); Books You Can Sink Your Teeth Into (1997); Brave Quail (1985); Bubo, the Great Horned Owl (1954); Call from the Swamp (2008); Charlie's Raven (2004); Cliff Hanger (2002); Coyote in Manhattan (1968); Crowbar (2015); Dear Katie, the Volcano Is a Girl (1998); Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here (1993); Dipper of Copper Creek (1956); Elephant Walk (1998); Everglades (1995); Everglades Wildguide (1972); Exploring the Out-Of-Doors (1983); Fire Storm (2003); Frightful's Daughter (2002); Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel (2007); Frightful's Mountain (1999); Galapagos George (2009); Giraffe Trouble (1998); Going to the Sun (1976); Goose and Duck (2008); Gorilla Gang (1999); Gull Number 737 (1964); Hold Zero (1966); Hole in the Tree (1957); Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain (1975); How To Talk to Your Animals (1985); How to Talk to Your Cat (1986); How to Talk to Your Dog (2000); Ice Whale (2014); Incredible Animal Adventures (1994); Journey Inward (1982); Julie (1994); Julie of the Wolves (1972); Julie's Wolf Pack (1997); Look to the North (1997); Luck (2006); Masked Prowler (1950); Meph, the Pet Skunk (1952); Morning, Noon, and Night (1999); Mountain Climbing Picture Book (2005); My Side of the Mountain (1959); Nutik & Amaroq Play Ball (2001); Nutik, the Wolf Pup (2000); On the Far Side of the Mountain (1990); One Day in the Alpine Tundra (1996); One Day in the Desert (1983); One Day in the Prairie (1986); One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest (1995); One Day in the Woods (1988); Pocket Guide to the Outdoors (2009); Red Robin, Fly Up! (1963); Rhino Romp (1998); River Rats, Incorporated (1979); Shark Beneath the Reef (1989); Snow Bear (1999); Snow Tracks (1959); Snowboard Twist (2004); Spring Comes to the Ocean (1965); Spring Moon (2002); Summer Moon (2002); The American Walk Book (1979); The Buffalo Are Back (2010); The Case of the Missing Cutthroats (1996); The Cats of Roxville Station (2009); The Cry of the Crow (1980); The Eagles are Back (2013); The Fire Bug Connection (1993); The First Thanksgiving (1993); The Grizzly Bear with the Golden Ears (1982); The Last Polar Bear (2009); The Missing 'gator of Gumbo Limbo (1992); The Moon of the Alligators (1991); The Moon of the Bears (1970); The Moon of the Chickarees (1992); The Moon of the Deer (1970); The Moon of the Fox Pups (1992); The Moon of the Gray Wolves (1991); The Moon of the Moles (1992); The Moon of the Monarch Butterflies (1993); The Moon Of The Mountain Lions (1968); The Moon of the Owls (1993); The Moon of the Salamanders (1967); The Moon of the Wild Pigs (1992); The Moon Of The Winter Bird (1969); The Summer of the Falcon (1962); The Talking Earth (1983); The Tarantula in My Purse (1996); The Wentletrap Trap (1977); The Wild Wild Cookbook (1982); The Wolves Are Back (2008); The Wounded Wolf (1978); There's an Owl in the Shower (1995); To Climb a Waterfall (1995); Tree Castle Island (2002); Vison the Mink (1949); Vulpes the Red Fox (1948); Water Sky (1987); Who Really Killed Cock Robin? (1971); Winter Moon (2001).

Jean Craighead George, on writing:

I love to write and I love the natural world.

Everything I've written about I've found exciting

and it has never left me at a loss for words.

I've always just done what I love.

- Jean Craighead George.

Jean Craighead George, on books:

Be you writer or reader, it is very pleasant to run away in a book.

- Jean Craighead George.