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In simple, poetic language, with captivating art that portrays the challenges of a huge city, Cookie's Fortune depicts a stray dog as she searches for food, shelter, and comfort. Compelling and age appropriate, this adorable stray's quest will engage animal-loving children, their parents, teachers, and librarians with its message of hope and compassion. The story is based on the author's own adoption of a dog she saved from a subway station. The final page is filled with information for parents and other adults who want to learn more about the subject.



About the Author

Lynda Graham-Barber

Lynda Graham-Barber

Books:

The Animals' Winter Sleep.  Illus. Nancy Carol Willis. Birdsong Books, 2008.  

Spy Hops and Belly Flops.  Illus. Brian Lies. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.  

Say Boo!  Illus. Barbara Lehman. Candlewick Press, 1997.

A Chartreuse Leotard in a Magenta Limousine. Illus. Barbara Lehman. Hyperion, 1995.

Toad or Frog? Swamp or Bog?   Illus. Alec Gilman. Simon & Schuster, 1994. 

Ho! Ho! Ho!   Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1994.

Doodle Dandy!  Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1992. 

Gobble!  Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1991.

Mushy!  Illus. Betsy Lewin. Bradbury Press, 1991.

Personality Decorating.  Fawcett Columbine, 1986.

The Kit Furniture Book.  Pantheon Books, 1983.

Flat Fish, Round Fish and Other Animal Changes.  Illus. Pamela Carroll. Crown, 1982.

Who Lives Inside?   Illus. Ray Barber. Grosset & Dunlap, 1976. 


Book Awards and Distinctions:


~"Main Selection" Literary Guild
~Avon paperbacks
~Runner-up "New Jersey Kids' Pick"
~American Book Sellers "Pick" 
~People Magazine "Pick"
~"Book of the Month" National Wildlife Federation;
~"50 Best Books" American Institute of Graphic Artists
~Scholastic Book Clubs
~Delaware Diamonds Booklist 2009-2010.

Curriculum Vitae:  

NYC editorial: Morrow Jr. Books; Crown; Harcourt; Holt, Rinehart; Western.
Faculty, Institute of Children's Literature, W. Redding, CT. 
MFA Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT.



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