About the Author

Jane H. Wood is an award-winning author and enjoys writing stories for children and young adults. Jane’s wonderful animal adventure books have captivated readers of all ages, earning her acclaim for her vivid storytelling and enchanting illustrations that feature in her Stikki the Squirrel books.

An avid reader since a young age, I enjoyed reading books loaned from my local library. Adventure stories, family life and animal characters inspired my imagination, which in turn encouraged me to draw the little characters that I visualised in my mind, and then the scenes and the stories to go with them. Being a child growing up in the early 1950’s, the primary cheap source of entertainment for kids was comics. A trip down Memory Lane folks. Do you remember The Beano and The Dandy to name just two? Marvellous weren’t they? And of course girls’ magazines. I used to have, ‘Jackie’, delivered every week. I think I was either eleven or twelve years old when this one came out. It was great and introduced me to the latest fashion for teens. I looked forward to it.

Now I’m older, I appreciate nature and her wildlife, the trees and woodlands are places we all need to see and be amongst. For our health and well-being they must all remain intact, nurtured and protected. But in a changing world where climate seasons are becoming even more unpredictable, it makes me wonder what the future holds for us.

I didn’t start writing until I was in my early sixties. It was a combination of events that led to the creation of my two earlier books, my GoldenEars series duo. Life influences played their part, the death of a loved one, stress and anxiety too. My concern for wildlife globally plagued my mind until the story of a wolf and a boy materialised in my mind. In 2019, my debut novel, GoldenEars: The Whispering Mountain was published. It was followed two years later by the sequel, GoldenEars: The Pale Skulls. My books are thought-provoking, meaningful stories. I wanted to highlight the grey wolf in North America. My books are full of adventure, mystery, dangers, friendship and of course love. They also have a message about the fragility of wildlife and our need to understand and protect them.

May 28th, 2023, was publication day for my charming children’s book, Stikki the Squirrel, book one. I am proud to say this book features my own illustrations. It was a joy to write and seeing it turn into a beautiful book and win awards is fantastic and a great ego-boost.

My fourth book: Stikki the Squirrel: Tree Spirits, book two. Publication date, February 28th, 2026.

I am so excited for this book. Please enjoy my enchanting world of animal stories with easy to root for characters as well as easy-to-follow plots.

I live in the sunny seaside town of Worthing, West Sussex, with my husband, Peter. We have two grown sons; Tony and James and I am a proud grandmother to Amelia. I enjoy art, crafting and writing children’s stories. Or find me lounging beside the fire during the chilly months or relaxing in the summer sunshine enjoying their garden together. I love to watch the grey squirrels who frequent our garden to sneak the seeds and nuts on offer at the squirrel feeder provided. I am an animal right’s advocate and environmentalist and support a few animal charities.