Cindy Kane Writer/Editor

Cindy Kane Trumbore never stopped reading children's books and has dedicated her career to books and reading. She spent the first half of her career as a children's books editor; the last book she put into production was A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck, winner of the 2001 Newbery Medal. After beginning to write for the educational publishing market, she became fascinated with how children learn to read and write and moved into that field as an English and Language Arts specialist. She went on to publish six trade children's books before retiring to write and teach writing full-time. Cindy lives in Delaware with her husband and their rescue dog, Percy, a 67-pound lapdog. She has two grown children and especially enjoys projects that allow her to collaborate with her daughter the composer Dale Trumbore. 

Cindy's books include four acclaimed nonfiction science picture books co-written with and illustrated by collage artist Susan L. Roth, all published by Lee & Low: 

Parrots Over Puerto Rico (2013) tells two intertwined stories: the history of Puerto Rico and that of the island's iconic, highly endangered Puerto Rican Parrot—and the human heroes who are saving them. 

Winner, 2014 Robert F. Sibert Medal for Most Distinguished Informational Book for Children, American Library Association

Winner, 2014 Américas Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

A selection of the Junior Library Guild