Jane Clarke - author
Jane has been an archaeologist and a history teacher, and began writing for children when she was working as a library assistant at Antwerp International School.
Jane is now a full time children's writer and lives within walking distance of the White Cliffs of Dover. She's interested in nature as well as archaeology and two of her favourite things are walking her dogs in the beautiful Kent countryside and hunting for fossils. Her laptop sits on her writing desk alongside ammonites, trilobites and fossil sharks' teeth, all of which goes some way to explain the inspiration behind
Gilbert the Great and her dinosaur-related work under the pseudonym Rex Stone for
Dinosaur Cove.
Jane gets a buzz out of visiting primary schools in the UK, and the elementary sections of international schools, sharing her poems and stories and running writing workshops.
She'd love to think that someone somewhere will treasure her books the way she cherishes the books she read to her two sons when they were small.
Website
For more information, visit Jane’s own website:
www.jane-clarke.co.uk
Books
Jane’s picturebooks include:
Smoky Dragons - with Ben Cort, for Little Tiger (2002)
Tusk Trouble - with Cecilia Johansson, for Hodder (2003)
Gilbert The Great - with Charles Fuge, for Simon & Schuster (2005)
G.E.M. - with Garry Parsons, for Red Fox (2006)
Dippy's Sleepover - with Mary McQuillan, for Red Fox (2006)
Trumpet: The Little Elephant with a Big Temper - with Charles Fuge, for Simon & Schuster (2006)
Gilbert In Deep - with Charles Fuge, for Simon & Schuster (2007)
Stuck In The Mud - with Garry Parsons, for Puffin (2008)
Knight Time - with Jane Massey, for Red Fox (2008)
Gilbert The Hero - with Charles Fuge, for Simon & Schuster (2010)
Creaky Castle - with Christyan Fox, for Simon & Schuster (2011)
Dance Together Dinosaurs - with Lee Wildish, for Red Fox (2012)
Knight School - with Jane Massey, for Red Fox (2012)
Dr KittyCat - for OUP (2015)
Who Woke the Baby? - with Charles Fuge, for Nosy Crow (2015)
I Saw Anaconda - with Emma Dodd, for Nosy Crow (2015)
Young Macdonald - for Nosy Crow
Jane’s fiction for Working Partners’ ghost-writing teams includes:
Dinosaur Cove
Puddle The Naughtiest Puppy
Pet Hotel
