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Cornelia Maude Spelman is a writer, artist, and former social worker who has written about the importance of emotions in the lives of children and families. Her “The Way I Feel” series of picture books for young children is about recognizing and managing emotions and forming healthy, happy relationships. Her books also help children cope with difficult situations such as death and divorce, and aim to educate parents about children's right to control touching, thereby increasing their protection against sexual abuse. Her books have been called “sensitive,” “compassionate,” “gentle,” “reassuring,” and “understanding.”.
Cornelia's memoir, MISSING, a psychological detective story about the impact of a long-ago event in her family on succeeding generations, will be published in the fall of 2010 by Northwestern University Press. An excerpt of the book was published in CHICAGO magazine in November, 2008 (see What's New to read that excerpt).
Current projects include writing and illustrating Beensie Books®, her series of tiny softcover picture books (3 by 4 inches) for grown-ups and children of all ages. DOGS, the first of this series, is available through this site.
Cornelia’s art is about people, animals and happy relationships and activities. Publisher David Dean of Art Buyer magazine wrote that Cornelia’s “emotions translate into her art and while we all have our favorite artists for varying reasons, I like the combination of heart and art!”
Her photographs capture moments in time of our ordinary lives.
Through My Eyes is Cornelia’s commentary on parenting, children and families, popular culture, politics, mental health, violence prevention, child abuse and neglect, grief and loss, family legacies, resources for parents and teachers, and current events.