Lyn Cook

Evelyn Margaret (Lyn) Cook (8 May 1918 – 14 July 2018) was a Canadian children's book writer.

Early life and education She was born in Weston, now part of the city of Toronto, and attended Etobicoke High School and the University of Toronto. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1940 and a Bachelor of Library Science degree in 1941.

Career She worked at the Wychwood Park branch of the Toronto Public Library before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division in 1942. During her service in World War II, she worked as a meteorological observer at RCAF Station Centralia and RCAF Station Trenton.

In 1946, Cook became the first children's librarian in Sudbury, a mining town in northern Ontario. She also hosted a weekly local radio program, entitled A Doorway in Fairyland, which was picked up by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto and ran for four years.

Cook published twenty-three books for children of all ages. Typically, the main character is "a realistic hero/heroine set in an identifiable Canadian setting", in a "plausible narrative of children interacting within a community".

Personal life In 1949, Cook married and moved to Scarborough, Ontario. She had two children. She died in Ottawa on 14 July 2018.