What is Jean Little?
[[File:Jean Little, Toronto 2016.jpg|thumb|200px|Little in [[Toronto]], 2016]] '''Jean Little''' {{Small|[[Order of Canada|CM]]}} (January 2, 1932 – April 6, 2020) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] writer. Her work was mainly [[children's literature]]. Her notable works include ''[[Mine for Keeps]]'' (1962), ''[[From Anna]]'' (1972) and ''[[Orphan at My Door]]'' (2001). She also wrote two [[autobiographies]], ''Little by Little'' and ''Stars Come Out Within''. Little was [[Visual impairment|partially blind]] since birth as a result of scars on her [[cornea]]. Little was born in Formosa, [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] (now [[Taiwan]]). On April 6, 2020, she died in [[Guelph, Ontario]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/renowned-guelph-childrens-author-jean-little-passes-away-2233722|title=Renowned Guelph children's author Jean Little passes away|website=GuelphToday.com|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, Jean}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian autobiographers]] [[Category:Blind people]] [[Category:Canadian novelists]] [[Category:Children's writers]] [[Category:Order of Canada]] [[Category:Writers from Ontario]] {{bio-stub}}