Janet Lunn was born Janet Louise Swoboda on December 28, 1928 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. She came to Canada in 1946 to go to Notre Dame College in Ottawa and then to Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. There she met and married Richard Lunn, a fellow student.
She published her first children's book, Double Spell, in 1968. Loved by many Janet left a endearing memory that is immortalized in her amazing books.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction
Series
Hawthorn Bay trilogy
1. The Root Cellar (1981)
2. Shadow in Hawthorn Bay (1986)
3. The Hollow Tree (1997)
1. The Root Cellar (1981)
2. Shadow in Hawthorn Bay (1986)
3. The Hollow Tree (1997)
Novels
Picture Books
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (1980)
One Hundred Shining Candles (1988)
Duck Cakes for Sale (1991)
Amos's Sweater (1994)
Come to the Fair (1997)
The Umbrella Party (1998)
Charlotte (1998)
One Hundred Shining Candles (1988)
Duck Cakes for Sale (1991)
Amos's Sweater (1994)
Come to the Fair (1997)
The Umbrella Party (1998)
Charlotte (1998)
Series contributed to
Dear Canada (with Karleen Bradford, Gillian Chan, Sarah Ellis, Julie Lawson, Jean Little, Carol Matas, Kit Pearson and Maxine Trottier)
A Season for Miracles (2006)
A Season for Miracles (2006)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Larger Than Life (1983)
The Story of Canada (1992)
Laura Secord (2001)
Maud's House of Dreams (2002)
A Rebel's Daughter (2006)
The Unexplained (2008)
The Story of Canada (1992)
Laura Secord (2001)
Maud's House of Dreams (2002)
A Rebel's Daughter (2006)
The Unexplained (2008)
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