Jeanie's books and short stories have been translated into Italian, Korean, Hebrew, Turkish, Chinese, German, Danish, and Japanese. Her publishers include Putnam, HarperCollins, Little Brown, Endicott and Hugh Books, Tor, Scholastic, Candlewick, Clarion, Delacourte, and Harper Collins.
George Beasley’s Better Angel
“George Beasley's Better Angel is a beautiful, loving, life affirming balm in a world of hostile divisions, reminding us that loving relations are essential in each of our lives. I'm grateful for the easy, masterful telling of this story. I'm still in the afterglow of having read it.”
– Barry Grosskopf, MD author of Forgive Your Parents,
Heal Yourself and Hidden in Plain Sight (paperback edition)
The Reinvention of Albert Paugh
“This is a heartening book, a chronicle of renewal and hope that’s sparkling with humor!”
– Rayna Holtz, Librarian, King County Library System ret.
Walter's Muse
"An exhilarating portrait of a woman in her prime...revives in all of us a lust for life, with its splendid twists and turns, gifts of love and friendship, and promises of more surprises to come.”
– Nina Sankovitch, Huffington Post author of Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
The Love Ceiling
A lovely book, full of wisdom and compassion. With keen insight, the author examines the problems of achieving fulfillment as both a woman and an artist.”
– Barbara G. Walker author of The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
Jake & Emma’s Island Getaway
When Jake and Emma escape a Pacific Northwest sheepherding contest, little do they know they will find a place where they were always meant to be...
A warm, funny story that shows competition is not for everyone, Jake and Emma's Island Getaway celebrates the quirkiness and beauty of the Pacific Northwest and the timeless value of friendship.
Jean Davies Okimoto and Jeremiah Trammell again deliver the delightful blend of humor and tenderness that distinguished their previous collaboration, the Green Earth Book Award winner Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming.
Winner of the Green Earth Book Award
"Polar bears have become the totem of global warming. Winston is the polar bear who is going to become the totem of solving global warming. You'll love it."
– Carl Pope, Executive Director, The Sierra Club
A Charlotte Zolotov Honor Book
"...the book's understated message-that families come in all shapes and sizes, and are bound together by love-comes through loudly and clearly."
– Publisher's Weekly
Adapted for the television series Bedtime Stories for HBO and Showtime
"Touching and hilarious."
– Entertainment Weekly
Smithsonian Notable Book
Winner of the Maxwell Medallion - Dog Writers Association of America
"Okimoto's brisk and buoyant tale is a valuable lesson in the rewards of hard work and persistence and introduces young readers to American Sign Language...and a sprightly four-footed heroine."
– Publisher's Weekly
Children's Peace Book Award
"This book is a keeper...what better medicine than baseball?"
– Washington Post
International Reading Association Readers' Choice
"Skillfully and sensitively written, can make you laugh and cry at a single sitting."
– Voice of Youth Advocates
"A realistic scenario with warmly drawn characters...a great book and very needed."
– CJ Bott, National Council of Teachers of English
Short Stories
"Jason The Quick and The Brave" (anthology: Visions, 1987)
"Moonbeam Dawson and The Killer Bear" (anthology: Connections, 1989)
"Next Month...Hollywood!" (anthology: Join In, 1993)
"Eva and the Mayor" (anthology: No Easy Answers,1997)
"Watching Fran" (magazine: Scholastic/Scope 1998)
"My Favorite Chaperone" (anthology: First Crossing 2004)
Plays
Moonbeam Dawson and the Killer Bear
Producer: Bookit Reparatory Theater (for the Seattle Reading Awards)
Hum it Again, Jeremy
(anthology of plays: Center Stage, HarperCollins, 1990)
Uncle Hideki
Producer: Northwest Asian American Theater, 1995
Uncle Hideki and the Empty Nest
Producer: ReAct Theater, 2006
The Reinvention of Albert Paugh
Producer: Drama Dock, 2017
Winston of Churchill
Producer: Vashon Center for the Arts, Family Series, 2018
Turn the Corner, George!
Producer: Drama Dock, 2022
Early Books (not featured above)
Non-Fiction
Boomerang Kids: How to live with Adult Children Who Return Home, 1987
(co-author Phyllis Jackson Stegall)
Appearances on Oprah, CNN, Today Show and Good Morning America
Middle Grade Novels
My Mother is Not Married to My Father, 1979
It's Just Too Much, 1980
Norman Schnurman, Average Person, 1982
Who Did It Jenny Lake? 1983
Take a Chance, Gramps! 1990
Young Adult Novels
Jason's Women, 1986
Talent Night, 1995
The Eclipse of Moonbeam Dawson, 1997
To JayKae: Life Stinx, 1999
Picture Book
No Dear, Not Here, 1995