Jeannette Caines

Jeannette Franklin Caines (1937/1938-2004) was an American author of children's books and an advocate for racial minority representation in children's literature. She is best known for her first book, Abby (1973),[1] as well as Chilly Stomach (1986)[2][3] and Just Us Women (1982),[4] a Reading Rainbow book.[5] She received the National Black Child Developmental Institute's Certificate of Merit and Appreciation and the Charlottesville Lifetime Achievement Award (2004). Caines was also the owner/operator of a small book store located in Charlottesville named The Purple Alligator.[6]

Jeannette Franklin Caines was born in New York in 1937[7] or 1938,[8] and was raised in Harlem, New York. In 1989, Caines retired and relocated to Charlottesville, Virginia. In 2004, she was diagnosed with cancer and died on July 11. She had two children,[9] one of whom died in 2015.

Bibliography

Books

  • Abby (Harper & Row, 1973).
  • Daddy (Harper & Row, 1977)[10]
  • Window Wishing (Harper & Row, 1980)[11]
  • Just Us Women, illustrated by Pat Cummings (Harper & Row, 1982)
  • Chilly Stomach, illustrated by Pat Cummings (HarperCollins, 1986)
  • I Need a Lunch Box (Harper & Row, 1988)[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Abby". Kirkus Reviews. October 1, 1973. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Chilly Stomach by Jeannette Caines". Publishers Weekly. May 1, 1986. Archived from the original on January 23, 2026. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Chilly Stomach". Kirkus Reviews. April 15, 1986. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Just Us Women". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 1982. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Jeannette Caines". HarperCollins US. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hollymead Students Will Celebrate Black History Month". Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune. February 9, 1989. p. 39. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Jeannette Franklin Caines". Oxford Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jeannette Caines Collection". University of Minnesota Libraries. Archived from the original on July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Jeannettee Caines Opens Book Store". Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune. August 11, 1988. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Daddy". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 1977. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Window Wishing". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 1980. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  12. ↑ "I Need a Lunch Box". Kirkus Reviews. August 15, 1988. Retrieved July 19, 2026.


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