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Me . . . Jane (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)

by Patrick McDonnell

A childhood dream takes shape

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Caldecott Honor Book

    The book is described as a Caldecott Honor Book.

  • Critical praise

    Booklist starred review

    Starred review praising the picture book’s appeal to readers of all ages.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A childhood dream takes shape

Patrick McDonnell’s picture-book account introduces Jane Goodall through details of her early life, including her toy chimpanzee, Jubilee, and her curiosity about the animals around her. Drawing on anecdotes from Goodall’s autobiography, the book connects that childhood interest with her later work studying and helping animals. Its biographical focus gives young readers a starting point for thinking about how an enduring interest in the natural world can become a life’s work.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering a picture-book biography
  • Young readers interested in animals, nature, or Jane Goodall
  • Adults seeking an introductory biography to share with children

Themes

Jane Goodall’s childhoodCuriosity about animals and natureConservation and helping living thingsTurning an early interest into a vocation

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Book overview

The inspiring story of young Jane Goodall, the legendary conservationist and primatologist, known for her revolutionary work with chimpanzees.

A Caldecott Honor Book

In his characteristic heartwarming style, Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true.

With anecdotes from Jane Goodall's autobiography, McDonnell makes this true story accessible for the very young (and the young at heart).

One of the world's most inspiring women, Dr. Jane Goodall was a renowned humanitarian, conservationist, animal activist, environmentalist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 1977 she founded the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), a global nonprofit organization that empowers people to make a difference for all living things.

★ "This remarkable picture book is one of the few that speaks, in a meaningful way, to all ages." --Booklist, starred review

Don't miss these other picture books by Patrick McDonnell, the bestselling author-artist and creator of the beloved MUTTS comic strip:
The Gift of Nothing
The Gift of Everything
Hug Time
Tek
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way)
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story
The Monsters' Monster
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