Janet Louise Lunn (née Swoboda) (born December 28, 1928) is a Canadian children's writer. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Basic characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ...

Born in Dallas, Texas, she moved with her family to Vermont when she was an infant. In 1938, she moved again to the outskirts of New York, New York. In 1946, she came to Canada to attend Queen’s University and married a fellow student, Richard Lunn. She became a Canadian citizen in 1963. They had five children and her husband died in 1987. Nickname: Big D Motto: Official website: www. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43th 24,923 km² 130 km 260 km 3. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Queens University, or simply Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the edge of Lake Ontario. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She published her first children's book, Double Spell, in 1968. From 1972 to 1975, she was a children’s editor for Clark, Irwin Publishers. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

From 1984 to 1985, she was the first children's author to be Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

In 1982, she was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award. In 1997, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. She was awarded the Order of Ontario in 1996. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been inspirational to Canadian youth. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... The Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Selected bibliography

• Double Spell (1968)
• The Root Cellar (1981)
• Shadow in Hawthorn Bay (1986)
• The Hollow Tree (1997), winner of the 1998 Governor General's Awards

The Hollow Tree is a book by Janet Lunn. ... The winners of the 1998 Governor Generals Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17th in Ottawa. ...

External links

• The Janet Lunn Web site