What is Jan Wahl?
[[File:Jan_Wahl.jpg|thumb|Jan Wahl]] '''Jan Boyer Wahl''' (April 1, 1931 &ndash; January 29, 2019) was an American children's author. He was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. He was an author of over 120 works, and was known primarily for his award-winning [[children's books]], including ''Pleasant Fieldmouse'', ''The Furious Flycycle'', and ''Humphrey's Bear''. Wahl died on January 29, 2019 in [[Toledo, Ohio]] from [[prostate cancer]], aged 87.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/obituaries/jan-wahl-dies.html Jan Wahl, Children's Writer Who Attracted Top Artists, Dies at 87]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wahl, Jan}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Ohio]] [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:Writers from Columbus, Ohio]] {{US-bio-stub}}