Jane Flory (1917–2005) was an American author and illustrator of

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. Flory ''née'' Trescott was born on June 29, 1917, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She graduated from

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in 1939. Her first children's book ''Snooty, the Pig Who Was Proud'' was published by

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in 1944. she went on to write over 30 books. Her last book was ''The Great Bamboozlement''. It was published by

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in 1982. Flory was married twice; first to Arthur L. Flory, with whom she had three children, then to Barnett R. Freedman in 1980. Flory died on November 25, 2005, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Publications

Amanda Scoville books

Standalone books (as author)

Standalone books (as illustrator)

References

Further reading