Author: Cynthia Copeland Lewis
Born: 1960
Bio: Cynthia (“Cindy”) L. Copeland is the best-selling, award-winning author/illustrator of more than 25 books for adults and children. She has sold more than three-quarters of a million books in five languages. Before her first book was published at age 29, Cindy worked as an editor and as a newspaper journalist. She’s a graduate of Smith College. 
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