Alice Cooper Bailey

Alice Cooper Bailey (December 9, 1890 – February 1, 1978) was an American writer of children's books and articles for periodicals. She is best known for the books Katrina and Jan and Kimo.

Early life and education Bailey was born on December 9, 1890, in San Diego, California, daughter of Henry Ernest Cooper and Mary Ellen, née Porter. Her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, when she was a baby. She attended Wellesley College, Oahu College, the University of Hawaii, the Boston Music Conservatory, and received a lifetime teaching diploma from the Honolulu Normal School. and the story of her father, a former judge, minister of Foreign Affairs, and first Secretary of the Territory of Hawaii.

Personal life Bailey married George William Bailey in 1913, and had three children. She died in Concord, Massachusetts, on 1 February 1978.

Selected works

Bailey, Alice Cooper, and Herman Rosse. Katrina and Jan. New York: P. F. Volland, 1923. Bailey, Alice Cooper. The Skating Gander. New York: Wise-Parslow Co, 1927. Bailey, Alice Cooper, and Lucille Webster Holling. Kimo. New York, N.Y.: Wise-Parslow, 1928. Bailey, Alice Cooper, Loretta Phillips, and Prentice Phillips. Sun Gold: A Story of the Hawaiian Islands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1930. Bailey, Alice Cooper. Footprints in the Dust. New York: Longmans, Green, 1936. Bailey, Alice Cooper, and Yukio Tashiro. The Hawaiian Box Mystery. New York: David McKay Co, 1962. Bailey, Alice Cooper. To Remember Robert Louis Stevenson. New York: McKay, 1966.