Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Cooper Edens

Born: 1945 (age 80)
Bio: Cooper Edens is an author and illustrator of more than 25 children's books.. He's best known for "If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow" and "Add One More Star to the Night". These works reflect his "horizontal" approach to storytelling.
Known for:
- Caretakers of wonder (1980)
- Santa Cows (1991)
- The starcleaner reunion (1979)
- The Glorious Mother Goose Reissue (1988)