Barbara Cohen

Barbara Cohen (1932–1992) was an American author of children's literature.

Personal life
Cohen graduated from Barnard College (BA, 1954) and from Rutgers University (MA, 1957). She taught high school English in several cities in New Jersey, and wrote a long-running newspaper column entitled "Books and Things." She and her husband Gene had three daughters, Leah, Sara, and Rebecca.

She was a resident of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey.

Other awards

 * 1983: National Jewish Book Award in the Children's Literature category for King of the Seventh Grade
 * 1983: National Jewish Book Award in the Children Picture Book category for Yussel's Prayer: A Yom Kippur Story