She was 100 and had been in failing health in recent years.
Many of the books were translated into foreign languages. She chose Jane Thayer, her grandmother's name, for the many picture books she wrote.įor her older readers, she used her real name on books such as the ''Ginnie and Geneva" series about the adventures of two young girls. She was so prolific that her publisher told her to use a nom de plume for some books. With the 87 children's books she wrote, Catherine Woolley delighted generations of young readers around the world with stories of children, animals, a friendly ghost, and mysterious happenings. Obituary from: Boston Globe, July 27, 2005 She is known best for the book The Puppy Who Wanted A Boy, which became the basis of a 1980s Saturday Morning cartoon series, The Puppy's Further Adventures.
Jane Thayer (pen name of: Catherine Woolley) was an American writer.
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