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Jane Resh Thomas
Jane Resh Thomas (August 15, 1936 – June 12, 2023) was an American children's writer and critic.
Jane Resh Thomas was born on August 15, 1936, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Thelma (Scott) and Reed Beneval Resh. She graduated from the Bronson School of Nursing in 1957 and received a BA and MA from the University of Minnesota in 1967 and 1971, respectively. Thomas began her career as a freelance writer in 1972 after working as a nurse and an English teacher at the University of Minnesota.
Thomas's first book, Elizabeth Catches a Fish (1977), was based on childhood memories of fishing. Many of her other books draw on personal experience. In addition to her writing for children, Thomas wrote a column about children's literature for the Minneapolis Tribune (now the Star Tribune); as of 1982, she had written the column for a decade.
Thomas died in Bloomington, Minnesota on June 12, 2023, at the age of 86.
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Jane Resh Thomas
Jane Resh Thomas (August 15, 1936 – June 12, 2023) was an American children's writer and critic.
Jane Resh Thomas was born on August 15, 1936, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Thelma (Scott) and Reed Beneval Resh. She graduated from the Bronson School of Nursing in 1957 and received a BA and MA from the University of Minnesota in 1967 and 1971, respectively. Thomas began her career as a freelance writer in 1972 after working as a nurse and an English teacher at the University of Minnesota.
Thomas's first book, Elizabeth Catches a Fish (1977), was based on childhood memories of fishing. Many of her other books draw on personal experience. In addition to her writing for children, Thomas wrote a column about children's literature for the Minneapolis Tribune (now the Star Tribune); as of 1982, she had written the column for a decade.
Thomas died in Bloomington, Minnesota on June 12, 2023, at the age of 86.