American writer and illustrator of children's books
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Barbara Cooney
Born
(1917-08-06)August 6, 1917 Brooklyn, New York
Died
March 10, 2000(2000-03-10) (aged 82) Portland, Maine
Occupation
Artist/illustrator, writer
Nationality
American
Education
Smith College Art Students League of New York
Period
1940–1999
Genre
Children's picture books; fiction; poetry
Notable works
Chanticleer and the Fox (1959)
Ox-Cart Man (1980)
Miss Rumphius (1983)
Notable awards
Caldecott Medal 1959, 1980 National Book Award 1983
Website
www.barbaracooney.com
Barbara Cooney (August 6, 1917 – March 10, 2000) was an American writer and illustrator of 110 children's books, published over sixty years. She received two Caldecott Medals for her work on Chanticleer and the Fox (1958) and Ox-Cart Man (1979), and a National Book Award for Miss Rumphius (1982). Her books have been translated into 10 languages.[1]
For her contribution as a children's illustrator, Cooney was the U.S. nominee in 1994 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books.[2][3]
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