In Memorium: Floyd Cooper

It wasn’t that Floyd was the first death we’d suffered this year. In 2021 alone we’ve seen the passing of people like Norton Juster, Patricia Reilly Giff, Kathleen Krull, Beverly Cleary, Eric Carle, Lois Ehlert, and more. So it’s difficult to say why Floyd’s recent passing struck us all as hard as it did. A lot of it was his age (64) and how unexpected the news was to those of us who admired his work and his kindness. And part of it may have been the fact that, as one librarian of my acquain...