About

Abby Cooper

A Book of My Own was estab­lished by author Abby Coop­er in fall 2023. A for­mer school librar­i­an, Coop­er is pas­sion­ate about book access and match­ing kids with books they’ll love.

Learn more about Abby’s books at www.AbbyCooperAuthor.com.

Meet the A Book of My Own Board

Eliana Lane

Eliana Lane is a ded­i­cat­ed ele­men­tary and home­school edu­ca­tor with over a decade of teach­ing expe­ri­ence. After earn­ing her M.A. in Ele­men­tary Inclu­sive Edu­ca­tion from Teach­ers Col­lege at Colum­bia Uni­ver­si­ty, she taught fourth grade at the Caed­mon School in NYC until mov­ing to Min­neso­ta in 2020 to become a home­school edu­ca­tor. Eliana builds her stu­dents’ read­ing com­pre­hen­sion through struc­tured lit­er­a­cy foun­da­tions and world-knowl­edge build­ing. As such, she is all about pro­vid­ing access to books that build vocab­u­lary and sup­port the diverse inter­ests, needs, life expe­ri­ences, cul­tur­al back­grounds, and self-expres­sion of the chil­dren she serves.

Elizabeth Mundt

Eliz­a­beth Mundt is a mom of two and ele­men­tary edu­ca­tor on hia­tus. She runs the account and web­site “The Kid Lit Mama,” where she shares children’s books, espe­cial­ly inclu­sive and social-emo­tion­al learn­ing pic­ture books, with her audi­ence of pri­mar­i­ly fel­low parents/guardians and teach­ers. In her free time, she enjoys crafts, home improve­ment projects, and get­ting out­doors with her family.

Father and children reading

A Book of My Own

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