Ilene cooper biography of abraham lincoln

I’m all about books.
I write books—everything from picture books for the youngest to young adult novels, fiction and nonfiction, almost 40 titles in all.

During my time as a youth editor for Booklist Magazine, the review journal of the American Library Association, I reviewed thousands of books. My home library goes from the basement to the attic, filling all the floors in between.

On those shelves are books I read and loved as a child. Among my favorites: the Betsy-Tacy series, by Maud Hart Lovelace; the books of Beverly Cleary; and the Shoes series, by Noel Streatfeild.

Ilene cooper biography of abraham lincoln

As far as books for my adult self, I especially like biographies, historical fiction, and the works of Charles Dickens—most of them, anyway.

I’ve been lucky in my career, as I’ve gotten to write books
about subjects that interest me personally and then share
that enthusiasm with my readers.

President John Kennedy stirred my interest in po