Jane Thayer

Catherine Woolley (August 11, 1904 – July 23, 2005) known also by the pen name Jane Thayer, was an American children's writer. She is known best for the book ''The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy'', which became the basis of a 1978 animated television special. The special eventually went on to spin-off three sequel specials and a 1980s Saturday Morning cartoon series, ''The Puppy's Further Adventures''. Thayer wrote 86 books for children, many of which (''The Blueberry Pie Elf'', ''The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy'', ''The Popcorn Dragon'') have become classics. She was so prolific that her editor suggested she publish some of her works under a pen name. Thus, Woolley authored picture books under the name Jane Thayer, her grandmother's name, while writing books for older children and adults under her real name. Provided by Wikipedia