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Sally Cook Welcome to my website! I hope you'll have fun learning a little bit more about my books, my family and me. Happy Reading! I had the opportunity to go to Vietnam in 2005. I met wonderful children along the way. Recently I found the quote below by Margaret Wise Brown, author of two of my favorite children’s books, The Runaway Bunny and Good Night Moon. Her feelings about children’s literature are similar to my own. I enjoy visiting schools and libraries all over the United States and abroad. My presentation often includes an art project and my slideshow,"Making Books," seems to be a big hit with children and adults. For more information about fees and booking dates please email me at scook1199@ |
picture book ages 3-8
Good Night Pillow Fight, illustrated by Laura Cornell (HarperCollins)
Author Sally Cook teams up with New York Times best-selling illustrator Laura Cornell in this uproarious ode to parents who would do anything to get their kids to sleep--and to kids who would do anything to make the task, well....challenging. picture book ages 6-10
Hey Batta Batta Swing! The Wild Old Days of Baseball, Sally Cook and James Charlton,illustrated by Ross MacDonald (Simon&Schuster 3/07)
A Junior Library Guild selection young adult and adult nonfiction
Another Season
A Coach's Story of Raising an Exceptional Son with Gene Stallings (Little Brown, Broadway Books)
As Coach of the University of Alabama's powerhouse Crimson Tide football team, Gene Stallings encountered plenty of tough situations on the field. But,in 1962, as a young assistant under Alabama's legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant Stallings was handed one of the greatest challenges of his life: his newborn son, John Mark, (Johnny) was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Doctors said he probably wouldn't live to see his first birthday. At a time when many families were ashamed of having children who were "different" doctors and friends urged the Stallings to institutionalize Johnny so he wouldn't be a burden. But, that was not an option for the Coach and his family. Johnny, now 44 years old, lives a full life with his family and friends. Wherever Stallings coached --at Texas A&M, with the Dallas Cowboys, or with the St. Louis Cardinals--Johnny was an integral part of the team, whether chatting with the linebackers in the locker room or cheering them on from the sidelines. When Stallings took over as head coach for Alabama, the Crimson Tide took Johnny to heart, and he has become a familiar figure to the legions of Alabama fans. |
