Jackie French Koller

For the Australian author, see Jackie French.

Jackie French Koller (born 1948) is an American author of picture books, chapter books, and novels for children and young adults. She lives and writes in western Massachusetts. Koller is also a painter. Her interest in art inspired her to open The Little Black Dog Gallery in Westfield, Massachusetts. Koller's young-adult novel If I Had One Wish was adapted into a Disney Channel Original Movie under the title You Wish!.

Jackie French Koller
Born	1948 (age 77–78)
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Genre	Children's literature, Young adult literature, Historical fiction
Website
www.jackiefrenchkoller.com

Selected works

• Baby for Sale (Marshall Cavendish, 2002): ISBN 9780761451068.
• The Falcon
• If I Had One Wish
• Last Voyage of the Misty Day
• No Such Thing (Boyds Mills Press, 2012): ISBN 9781590789117.
• One Monkey Too Many
• A Place to Call Home
• The Primrose Way
• Someday
• Nothing to Fear

References

Further reading

• Jackie French Koller. Baker & Taylor Author Biographies. January 2000:1. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=49352052&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Cinco D. Baby For Sale (Book). Library Talk. 2002;15(5):34. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=7695753&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Peterson L. Baby for Sale. Booklist. 2002;99(1):136. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=7387917&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• BABY FOR SALE (Book). Kirkus Reviews. 2002;70(15):1134. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=7111108&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Pierini R, Jones TE, Toth L, Charnizon M, Grabarek D, Larkins J. Baby for Sale (Book). School Library Journal. 2002;48(9):196. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=7295130&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Roback D, Brown JM, Britton J, Zaleski J. BABY FOR SALE (Book). Publishers Weekly. 2002;249(32):299. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=7186566&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Weischedel EF. If I Had One Wish… (Book). School Library Journal. 1991;37(11):120. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=11427538&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Jackie French Koller. Ladybug. 1996;6(12):34. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=9608142752&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Bousquin M. One Monkey Too Many. Horn Book Magazine. 1999;75(2):194. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=1700863&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

External links

• Official website
• Interview With Children's and YA Author Jackie French Koller
• Finding aid for the Jackie French Koller Papers at the University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections