Joan Hiatt Harlow


Hello! I'm so glad you came!

Joan Hiatt Harlow

In this Web site, you'll hear how I came to be a writer.

The characters in my books will tell you about themselves and their stories.

You'll read about awards, what kids say.

You'll also get a glimpse of my new books.

Enjoy!

Little Girl

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That's me! Fours years old and heading to the library.

Joan third birthday
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That's me!
Third Birthday
And Very bossy?

Ever since I learned to read (at the age of four) I wanted to be a writer, My mother told wonderful tales about her birthplace, Newfoundland. My grandmother gave me books that were classics and explained the "unexpected ending" in books by O. Henry.

I also loved mythology, fairy tales, folk tales, Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, my mother's books of the month (which I opened and read before she did!) and encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesaurus. I loved words — and still do!

Little girl on top of some books

With this background my dream was to write books that children everywhere would love just as I cherished the stories I read as a child.

My dream came true, which goes to prove the old saying, "if you can dream it you can make it happen."

I HOPE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE, TOO.

Little girl reading a book