CJ Cornell
Author, educator, entrepreneur, and creator of the Bailey Bear Series.
Stories that take children’s feelings seriously.
CJ Cornell is an author, educator, and entrepreneur whose books explore entrepreneurship, belonging, resilience, courage, and the experiences that shape how people see themselves and the world around them.
He created the Bailey Bear Series, a collection of emotionally honest picture books inspired by Bailey, a small rescue Pomeranian with a very big heart. The series was created to help children and the adults who care for them talk about belonging, difference, fear, courage, illness, change, and other complicated feelings that can be difficult to name.
CJ believes children deserve stories that do not talk down to them—stories that make room for big feelings, small victories, and the quiet courage of being understood.
He lives in Arizona with his family and Bailey Bear, whose real-life adventures continue to inspire the series.