Barbara Cooney
b. 1917 – d. 2000 · 14 books
Biography
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.
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.
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.
Books by Barbara Cooney
The Kellyhorns
Miss Rumphius, Island Boy
The story of Christmas
Hattie and the wild waves
Tortillitas para mamá and other nursery rhymes
A garland of games & other diversions
Garland of Games and Other Diversions
A Little prayer
A Little prayer
![Mother Goose in Spanish. [Poeśias de la Madre Oca]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8335151-L.jpg)
Mother Goose in Spanish. [Poeśias de la Madre Oca]
Twenty-five years a-graying
Twenty-five years a-graying
The little juggler
Chanticleer and the fox by Geo
Chanticleer and the fox by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chanticleer and the fox
King of Wreck island
King of Wreck island