Jane Flory Explained

Jane Flory
Birth Name:	Jane Trescott
Birth Date:	June 29, 1917
Birth Place:	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Death Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education:	Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art
Genre:	Children's literature

Jane Flory (1917–2005) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.

Flory née Trescott was born on June 29, 1917, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.^[1] She graduated from Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art in 1939.^[2] ^[1]

Her first children's book Snooty, the Pig Who Was Proud was published by Whitman Publishing in 1944. she went on to write over 30 books. Her last book was The Great Bamboozlement. It was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1982.^[3]

Flory was married twice; first to Arthur L. Flory, with whom she had three children, then to Barnett R. Freedman in 1980.^[1]

Flory died on November 25, 2005, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Publications

Amanda Scoville books

Book: Peddler's Summer . . 1960.
Book: Mist on the Mountain . . 1966.

Standalone books (as author)

Book: Snooty, the Pig Who Was Proud . . 1944.
Book: The Wide Awake Angel . . 1945.
Book: The Cow in the Kitchen . . 1946.
Book: Fanny Forgot . . 1946.
Book: The Hide-Away Ducklings . . 1946.
Book: Once Upon a Windy Day . . 1947.
Book: Timothy, the Little Brown Bear . . 1949.
Book: Farmer John . . 1950.
Book: Mr. Snitzel's Cookies . . 1950.
Book: The Too Little Fire Engine . . 1950.
Book: The Runaway Train . . 1951.
Book: Surprise in the Barn . . 1955.
Book: A Tune for the Towpath . . 1962.
Book: One Hundred and Eight Bells . . 1963.
Book: Clancy's Glorious Fourth . . 1964.
Book: Faraway Dream . . 1968.
Book: Ramshackle Roost . . . 1972 . 9780395137284.
Book: The Liberation of Clementine Tipton . . 1974 . 9780395194935.
Book: We'll Have a Friend for Lunch . . . 1974 . 9780395184486.
Book: The Golden Venture . . 1976 . 9780395243770.
Book: It Was a Pretty Good Year . . 1977 . 9780395258354.
Book: The Unexpected Grandchildren . . 1977 . 9780395257975.
Book: The Lost and Found Princess . . 1979 . 9780395278086.
Book: The Bear on the Doorstep . . 1980 . 9780395292396.
Book: Miss Plunkett to the Rescue . . . 1983 . 9780395330722.

Standalone books (as illustrator)

Book: Harris, Laura . Away We Go . . 1945.
Book: Klaperman, Libby M. . Jeremy's ABC Book . . 1957.

Notes and References

Web site: Jane Flory . Pennsylvania Center for the Book . The Pennsylvania State University . 23 September 2023.
Web site: Jane Flory papers . Free Library of Philadelphia . 23 September 2023.
Web site: Jane Flory papers . Philadelphia Area Archives . 23 September 2023.