Eunice Perneel Cooke: 3 books

Encouraged by the reception of her first book, Foxfire, Mrs. Cooke hopes that Summer Cousins will find a place in the hearts of all readers, from five to ninety-five. She lives with her husband in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and enjoys gardening and traveling when she isnt writing.

The stories of Willie and Dorothy are loosely based on the events of the author's childhood at a simpler time when each day and its adventure was a wonder in itself. Even in today's technological environment, she believes that children can relate to the excitement of rescuing a calf; the joy...

World War 2 was a time of disruption and family separation. In Canada, the extended family came to the rescue, especially for the mothers who were able to take their fatherless children to stay with relatives during the school holidays. Disorienting as this was, it was still less severe than...