Jeannette Caines

Jeannette Caines was an American author of children's books, most notably "Abby," Chilly Stomach and Just Us Women, a Reading Rainbow book. She was born and raised in Harlem, New York and worked as a Manuscript Coordinator. In 1989, she retired and relocated to Charlottesville, VA. She was the recipient of the National Black Child Developmental Institute's Certificate of Merit and Appreciation and the Charlottesville Lifetime Achievement Award (2004). She was the owner/operator of a small book store located in Charlottesville named THE PURPLE ALLIGATOR. In 2004 she was diagnosed with cancer and died on July 11. She had two children Alexander (deceased 2015) and Abby who still resides in New York.