Barbara Cooney

Barbara Cooney
Born(1917-08-06)August 6, 1917
Brooklyn, New York
DiedMarch 10, 2000(2000-03-10) (aged 82)
Portland, Maine
OccupationArtist/illustrator, writer
NationalityAmerican
EducationSmith College
Art Students League of New York
Period1940–1999
GenreChildren's picture books; fiction; poetry
Notable works
Notable awardsCaldecott 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 for 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 ten 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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