About Janet
My picture book, The Gingerbread Cowboy is the Arizona Governor’s 2007 First Grade Book and a special edition of 100,000 copies was printed for distribution to every first grade student in Arizona. Proceeds from my new nonfiction book, MONTY The courageous Survival of a Rescue Dog are donated to animal rescue organizations. My recently released adult historical fiction novel, DESPERATE STRAI... More
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| 12/19/2016 | Nonfiction Monday (0 Comments )
 Tis the season – for getting out on the ice and enjoying hockey. And MY FIRST BOOK OF HOCKEY: A Rookie Book by Sports Illustrated for Kids is just the book to inspire and delight young hockey enthusiasts. This new book from Time Inc.... Read the rest of this post |
| 12/11/2016 | Nonfiction Monday (0 Comments )
 Blobfish, Star-nosed Mole, Vampire Squid, Thorny Dragon, Ghost Octopus! Yes, these are just a few of the remarkable animals you’ll find in Animal Planet’s Strange,Unusual, Gross & Cool Animals by Charles Ghigna. Ghigna does an outstanding... Read the rest of this post |
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Books 1 - 4 of 6 from Janet's published works, View all 6 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Desperate Straits (Paperback) Author: Janet Squires Publisher: whiskey creek press |
Adult |
09/22/2015 Add | |||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Monty: The Courageous Survival of a Rescue Dog (Paperback) Author: Janet Squires Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing |
Ages 9-12 |
08/06/2014 Add | |||
| 25 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Monty: The Courageous Survival of a Rescue Dog (Hardcover) Author: Janet Squires Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing |
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08/06/2014 Add | |||
| 32 Reviews | |||||
| 4. The Gingerbread Cowboy [Paperback & Audio CD] (Audio CD) Author: Janet Squires Illustrator: Holly Berry Publisher: Scholastic |
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/2009 Add | |||
| 42 Reviews | |||||
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| Books Recently Added to Janet's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 22 from Janet's bookshelf, View all 22 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. The Brooklyn Bridge (Unknown Binding) Author: Lynn Curlee Illustrator: Lynn Curlee Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
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8/16/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This Robert F. Sibert honor book details the construction of what was once the tallest structure in North America. The text weaves together the engineering feat with the lives of John, Washington and ...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees: School Poems (I Can Read Book 2) (H... Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins Illustrator: Sachiko Yoshikawa Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 4-8 |
8/13/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Hopkins has collected twenty poems by well-know poets such as Jane Yolen, Alice Schertle, and J. Patrick Lewis in easily accessible language for young readers. Poems are a variety of styles and range ...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 11 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (Caldecott Honor Book, BC... Author: Joyce Sidman Illustrator: Beckie Prange Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
Ages 4-8 |
7/30/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This is a wonderful mix of poetic forms with science fact presented in prose sidebars with a glossary at the end. Sidman's eleven poems cover the four seasons in the life of a pond and it's creatures ...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 234 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Absolutely Wild (Hardcover) Author: Dennis Webster Illustrator: Kim Webster Cunningham Publisher: David R Godine |
Ages 4-8 |
7/23/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This collection of 16 poems celebrating a variety of wild animals will appeal to fans of Ogden Nash or Edward Lear. The illustrations - hand-colored linoleum prints - provide the perfect complement to...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 7 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
Profile Comments
Comment by Sharon Newman on 6/9/2013 at 3:06 PM:
Thanks for the welcome. I'm so happy I found this website. God bless you.
Thanks for the welcome. I'm so happy I found this website. God bless you.
Comment by Agnes Indre on 6/2/2013 at 3:26 PM:
Hi Janet, thanks for the welcome! Nice to meet you!
Hi Janet, thanks for the welcome! Nice to meet you!
Comment by Carolyn Smith on 6/1/2013 at 8:37 PM:
Hi Janet, Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to being part of the Jacketflap community.
Hi Janet, Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to being part of the Jacketflap community.
Comment by Barbara Fisher on 4/21/2013 at 2:22 AM:
Thank You Janet! I've not had time to look around the site yet but I'm delighted to be here. Best wishes, Barbara
Thank You Janet! I've not had time to look around the site yet but I'm delighted to be here. Best wishes, Barbara
Comment by carla jordan on 4/19/2013 at 11:17 PM:
hi thanks for contacting me carla
hi thanks for contacting me carla
Comment by Joanna Pasek on 4/13/2013 at 4:03 AM:
Hi! thanks for welcome. Good luck with your books :)
Hi! thanks for welcome. Good luck with your books :)
Comment by Linda Brooks on 3/26/2013 at 9:44 AM:
Thank you for the welcome Janet.
Thank you for the welcome Janet.
Comment by Kristine Bowe on 3/18/2013 at 5:55 PM:
Thanks for the welcome! Very nice of you!
Thanks for the welcome! Very nice of you!
Comment by Nicole Rutledge on 3/11/2013 at 1:32 PM:
Thanks for the welcome, Janet! Looks like you are one welcoming person from the great volume of "thank you for the welcome" comments ;)
Thanks for the welcome, Janet! Looks like you are one welcoming person from the great volume of "thank you for the welcome" comments ;)
Comment by Lynn Carpenter on 3/8/2013 at 10:10 AM:
Thanks!
Thanks!
Comment by Sonya Levin on 2/25/2013 at 3:04 PM:
Thank you for the kind welcome Janet!
Thank you for the kind welcome Janet!
Comment by Kathy Morse on 2/22/2013 at 3:22 PM:
Hi Janet! Thank you so much!!! :>)
Hi Janet! Thank you so much!!! :>)
Comment by Eve Greditzer on 12/17/2012 at 9:02 PM:
Hi Janet!
Thanks for the welcome. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
Best,
Eve
Hi Janet!
Thanks for the welcome. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
Best,
Eve
Comment by Christine Michael on 10/17/2012 at 4:16 PM:
Hi Janet
Better late thean never but many thanks for your lovely welcome! So very busy that I haven't looked in for a long long time!
Hi Janet
Better late thean never but many thanks for your lovely welcome! So very busy that I haven't looked in for a long long time!
Comment by SENDI GODWIN ALE on 8/17/2012 at 9:17 PM:
Hello Janet, thanks for welcoming me, I look forward to be inspired by people like you.
Hello Janet, thanks for welcoming me, I look forward to be inspired by people like you.
Comment by Debbie Jensen-Molnar on 8/15/2012 at 2:13 PM:
Hello Janet,
It looks like you are part of the welcoming commity! Thank you for your greetings.
Debbie
Hello Janet,
It looks like you are part of the welcoming commity! Thank you for your greetings.
Debbie
Comment by Muriel Eden-Paul on 8/15/2012 at 1:01 PM:
Thank you Janet, it was great to hear from you.
Thank you Janet, it was great to hear from you.
Comment by Charlie Eve Ryan on 7/18/2012 at 3:03 PM:
Hi Janet
Thanks for the warm welcome! It is great to be here.
Hi Janet
Thanks for the warm welcome! It is great to be here.
Comment by Diana Shaw on 7/11/2012 at 12:32 AM:
Hi Janet. Just learning my way around Jacketflap! Thanks for the welcome.
Diana
Hi Janet. Just learning my way around Jacketflap! Thanks for the welcome.
Diana
Comment by Evelyn Ong Cheng I'm on 4/30/2012 at 6:39 PM:
Hi Janet .
Thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward for an incredible learning experience and congrats on your new book!
Hi Janet .
Thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward for an incredible learning experience and congrats on your new book!
Comment by Michel Deverall-Thorsen on 4/24/2012 at 5:43 AM:
Thanks for the kind welcome, Janet. I look forward to contributing and learning where I can.
Thanks for the kind welcome, Janet. I look forward to contributing and learning where I can.
Comment by Angel Alvarez on 4/10/2012 at 4:24 PM:
Thank you for the Welcome, Congratulations on your book :) artbyangel.com
Thank you for the Welcome, Congratulations on your book :) artbyangel.com
Comment by Norma Ochoa-Urban-Palomarez on 4/3/2012 at 6:06 PM:
Thank you for the welcome, Janet. Your book looks perfect for my 5th grade Bilingual/ESL students! I will have to pick up a copy this weekend at the bookstore!
Thank you for the welcome, Janet. Your book looks perfect for my 5th grade Bilingual/ESL students! I will have to pick up a copy this weekend at the bookstore!
Comment by Candy Gourlay on 4/3/2012 at 9:17 AM:
Hi Janet! Thanks for your note! Actually I already had a profile but it won't let me in so I set up with this one. Still trying to climb back in via the other one!!!
Hi Janet! Thanks for your note! Actually I already had a profile but it won't let me in so I set up with this one. Still trying to climb back in via the other one!!!
Comment by Carolynn Dowlen on 3/31/2012 at 9:43 PM:
Thank you for the warm welcome. Congratulations on being the Governor's Pick. That is so neat!
Thank you for the warm welcome. Congratulations on being the Governor's Pick. That is so neat!
Comment by Brittany Megliorino on 3/16/2012 at 11:40 AM:
Thank you for the welcome Janet :)
Thank you for the welcome Janet :)
Comment by Janie DeVos on 3/11/2012 at 9:10 PM:
Thanks for the welcome, Janet. I look forward to learning more about your wonderful work.
Thanks for the welcome, Janet. I look forward to learning more about your wonderful work.
Comment by Nancy May on 2/20/2012 at 4:19 PM:
Thanks for the warm welcome. I went to school at ASU and taught out in Tucson for three years before returning to the midwest where I am raising a family, can't wait to check out your book.
Thanks for the warm welcome. I went to school at ASU and taught out in Tucson for three years before returning to the midwest where I am raising a family, can't wait to check out your book.
Comment by Susan Bolton on 2/14/2012 at 5:36 PM:
Hi Janet! Thanks for the welcome. I am amazed by all the talent on this website!!
Hi Janet! Thanks for the welcome. I am amazed by all the talent on this website!!
Comment by Sheila Lewis on 2/8/2012 at 11:48 AM:
thanks so much Janet--your book looks very Arizona awesome as I sit here in crowded New York. I am getting the hang of this and look forward to more Jacket-flapping this weekend. Just finished middle grade novel and eager to get it out there while working on sequel and some smaller projects. Good lu... more
Comment by Sheila Lewis on 2/8/2012 at 11:48 AM:
thanks so much Janet--your book looks very Arizona awesome as I sit here in crowded New York. I am getting the hang of this and look forward to more Jacket-flapping this weekend. Just finished middle grade novel and eager to get it out there while working on sequel and some smaller projects. Good lu... more
Comment by Sheila Lewis on 2/8/2012 at 11:48 AM:
thanks so much Janet--your book looks very Arizona awesome as I sit here in crowded New York. I am getting the hang of this and look forward to more Jacket-flapping this weekend. Just finished middle grade novel and eager to get it out there while working on sequel and some smaller projects. Good lu... more
Comment by Rachel Moorshead on 2/6/2012 at 1:39 PM:
Hi Janet! Thanks for your warm welcome!
Hi Janet! Thanks for your warm welcome!
Comment by Christina Pannell on 1/30/2012 at 1:46 PM:
Hello Janet, thank you for the welcome. :)
Hello Janet, thank you for the welcome. :)
Comment by Ana Subida on 1/28/2012 at 9:56 AM:
Hi, Janet! Thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward to learning more about and being part of the JacketFlap community!
Hi, Janet! Thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward to learning more about and being part of the JacketFlap community!
Comment by Veronica Walsh on 1/23/2012 at 11:56 AM:
Hi Janet,
Thanks for the "welcome". We'll see you online!
Hi Janet,
Thanks for the "welcome". We'll see you online!
Comment by Jeannie Faulkner Barber on 1/17/2012 at 1:29 PM:
Thanks so much for the friendship, Janet. I thought I'd share a bit about myself.
My new contemporary suspense, Scent of Double Deception is on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Createspace, and Goodreads. https://www.createspace.com/3649835 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstri... more
My new contemporary suspense, Scent of Double Deception is on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Createspace, and Goodreads. https://www.createspace.com/3649835 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstri... more
Comment by Anne Bowman on 1/13/2012 at 9:38 PM:
Hi Janet.
I'm afraid life got in the way and I've only just got back to JacketFlap today - over a year since you welcomed me to the site. New Year's Resolution - regular visits. Thanks ( very,very, belatedly)
Hi Janet.
I'm afraid life got in the way and I've only just got back to JacketFlap today - over a year since you welcomed me to the site. New Year's Resolution - regular visits. Thanks ( very,very, belatedly)
Comment by Maria Michaels on 12/19/2011 at 5:28 PM:
Hello Janet I can not say how happy I was to see that you went to Mayville School I am the current assistant head at
Mayville, and the children are very interested in finding out more about you.
Hello Janet I can not say how happy I was to see that you went to Mayville School I am the current assistant head at
Mayville, and the children are very interested in finding out more about you.
Comment by Lynn Hamilton on 11/7/2011 at 7:22 PM:
thank you for having me and it was nice meeting Ms. Janet
thank you for having me and it was nice meeting Ms. Janet
Comment by Trauma Fontaine Newell on 10/23/2011 at 8:52 PM:
Thanks Janet, Congrats to you on your success and thanks for connecting with me.
Thanks Janet, Congrats to you on your success and thanks for connecting with me.
Comment by Ray Richardson on 10/15/2011 at 10:26 PM:
Thanks for the connection :-)
Thanks for the connection :-)
Comment by Susan Arscott on 10/11/2011 at 8:35 AM:
Janet, thanks for the welcome. I look forward to being a part of this group.
Janet, thanks for the welcome. I look forward to being a part of this group.
Comment by Lonna Baum on 10/6/2011 at 8:01 AM:
Thank you for your welcome. I, too, am publishing a children's book It's to help youngsters understand differences and just went to the printer.Exciting, but nerve-wracking too!
Thank you for your welcome. I, too, am publishing a children's book It's to help youngsters understand differences and just went to the printer.Exciting, but nerve-wracking too!
Comment by Kathy Parra on 10/4/2011 at 4:18 PM:
Thank you for your kind words...I look forward to connecting with everyone more...
Thank you for your kind words...I look forward to connecting with everyone more...
Comment by Lynda Ward on 10/3/2011 at 10:50 PM:
Thanks Janet - this is such a friendly site :)
Thanks Janet - this is such a friendly site :)
Comment by Lynnda Rakos on 10/3/2011 at 6:02 PM:
Hi Janet,
Thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward to being part of the Jacketflap community:)
Hi Janet,
Thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward to being part of the Jacketflap community:)
Hi Janet,
Thanks for your warm welcome. I just checked out your book The Gingerbread Cowboy. Congratulations with your success. I am impressed that your picture book was printed for distribution to every first grader in Arizona. Way to go.