Jane Winslow Eliot

September 27, 1926 – July 31, 2011 Jane Winslow Eliot died peacefully at home on Sunday, July 31. Those who knew Jane, loved her. Her generosity, her energy, her interest, her wisdom, and her enormous heart touched everyone who met her. “Wrapping ourselves in experience, blankets around our souls, we move on.” From Around the…

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Around The World By Mistake

In 1963 Jane Winslow Eliot and her husband, Alexander Eliot, took their seven- and eight-year-old children on a freighter voyage from Yugoslavia to Japan. Their purpose was to inspire their children to regard the world as their home, and people from every country their friends. What happened on that journey was not what they expected,…

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Santa Claus’s Secret Name

Santa Claus really does exist! In this guessing-game book to be read aloud and played together, parents and children will find out who Santa Claus really is. And the answer is NOT who you might think! When Jane Winslow Eliot’s children were little she had to face the moment of truth when they came to…

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Writing

Let’s Talk, Let’s Play By Jane Winslow Eliot AWSNA Publications The author moves with ease and confidence on how to teach young children in poetry, song, and play. She explains both why and how archetypal games grow out of the nature of children and language. History of Western Railroads By Jane Winslow Eliot Bison Books…

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