Elaina Redmond grew up in New York State & Florida. At age 7,  she had an epiphany in a school library and  decided to be like Abraham Lincoln. She  graduated with an Economics degree from Fordham University at Lincoln Center in NYC.  Elaina then embarked on a creative path,  which led her to produce, direct, write and act in a short film. Soon after, she heard an inner  calling and dedicated eight years to writing.  During this time, she wrote a poem about  Lincoln and the penny, which is how this book came to be. Elaina lives in Los Angeles and  is happy to be out of the writer's cave to share her passion about Abe Lincoln with a new  generation of children.