Elisha Cooper
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Elisha Cooper is an American writer and children's book author. Cooper went to Foote School
and Hopkins School
in Connecticut
. After graduating from Yale
, he worked for The New Yorker
as a messenger.
Cooper is the author of the memoir Crawling: A Father's First Year, and the sketchbook A Year in New York. ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: A Year in an American High School is a non-fiction book about eight students at Walter Payton High School in Chicago
.
Children’s books include Ice Cream, Ballpark, Building, Country Fair, Dance!, Magic Thinks Big, Bear Dreams, A Good Night Walk, and Beach.
Dance! was a New York Times Ten Best Illustrated winner in 2001. Beach was a Society of Illustrators
Gold Medal best illustrated book of the year in 2006.
A New York Times Book Review said of Magic Thinks Big, "Elisha Cooper's watercolors, like his sentences, are simple and quiet and essentially perfect."
He currently lives in New York City
with his wife and two daughters.
Foote School
The Foote School is a private K-9 co-ed day school founded in 1916, located in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, United States near Yale University.- History :...
and Hopkins School
Hopkins School
The Hopkins School is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational day school, located in New Haven, Connecticut....
in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. After graduating from Yale
YALE
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, he worked for The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
as a messenger.
Cooper is the author of the memoir Crawling: A Father's First Year, and the sketchbook A Year in New York. ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: A Year in an American High School is a non-fiction book about eight students at Walter Payton High School in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Children’s books include Ice Cream, Ballpark, Building, Country Fair, Dance!, Magic Thinks Big, Bear Dreams, A Good Night Walk, and Beach.
Dance! was a New York Times Ten Best Illustrated winner in 2001. Beach was a Society of Illustrators
Society of Illustrators
The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. Founded in 1901, the mission of the Society is to promote the art and appreciation of illustration, as well as its history...
Gold Medal best illustrated book of the year in 2006.
A New York Times Book Review said of Magic Thinks Big, "Elisha Cooper's watercolors, like his sentences, are simple and quiet and essentially perfect."
He currently lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with his wife and two daughters.
Books
- (1995) A Year in New York
- (1998) A Day At Yale
- (1998) Ballpark
- (1999) Henry
- (1999) Building
- (2000) California
- (2001) Dance!
- (2002) Ice Cream
- (2004) Magic Thinks Big
- (2005) A Good Night Walk
- (2006) Crawling: A Father's First Year
- (2006) Beach
- (2006) Bear Dreams
- (2008) ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: A Year in an American High School
External links
- Official website at elishacooper.com
- Elisha Cooper at Scholastic Books
- Elisha Cooper at AuthorTracker
- Elisha Cooper (1971-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights
- http://www.answers.com/topic/elisha-cooper
- ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school
- Upcoming Projects at elishacooper.com