Ilene Cooper

Ilene Cooper is the award-winning writer of many acclaimed children’s books, including Jewish Holidays All Year Round and the bestselling The Golden Rule. She lives in Highland Park, Illinois. Elizabeth Baddeley is a New York Times bestselling illustrator. She holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

Ilene Cooper's Titles

Every Scoop of Light A Story About Repairing the World

Every Scoop of Light

Ilene Cooper creates a companion to her bestselling book The Golden Rule in this timely and universal creation story about "repairing the world"...


Woman in the House (and Senate) (Revised and Updated) How Women Came to Washington and Changed the Nation

A Woman in the House (and Senate) (Revised and Updated)

Engaging, well-organized, and grounded in U.S. history and civics, A Woman in the House (and Senate) offers middle grade readers a clear introduction...


Golden Rule Deluxe Edition

The Golden Rule

Award-winning creators, author Ilene Cooper and illustrator Gabi Swiatkowska, present a deluxe picture book edition of the classic story that...