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.
Barbara Cooney
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American writer and illustrator of children's books
| Born | 6 August 1917 |
| Died | 10 March 2000 |
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![Cover of: Mother Goose in Spanish.: [Poeśias de la Madre Oca]](//covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8335151-M.jpg "Cover of: Mother Goose in Spanish.: [Poeśias de la Madre Oca]")
![Cover of: Mother Goose in Spanish.: [Poeśias de la Madre Oca]](http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8335151-M.jpg "Cover of: Mother Goose in Spanish.: [Poeśias de la Madre Oca]")
Barbara Cooney
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American writer and illustrator of children's books
| Born | 6 August 1917 |
| Died | 10 March 2000 |
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Fiction, Juvenile literature, Folklore, Juvenile fiction, Christmas, Children's fiction, Fairy tales, Children's literature, Nursery rhymes, Spanish language materials, Translations into English, Alphabet, Artists, Aunts, Beaches, Bilingual, Biography, Childhood and youth, Christmas decorations, Christmas stories, Collections, English Nursery rhymes, Ficción juvenil, Finger play, First ladiesPeople
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), Corduroy, Ferdinand, Homer Price, Madeline, Matilda, Miss Rumphius, Miss Ruphius, Peter Rabbit, Pippi Långstrump, Sam Gribley, Sebastian, Winnie-the-PoohID Numbers
- OLID: OL529110A
- BookBrainz: 4d8a65d0-3bb5-4b36-b15a-67786e71b9ea
- GoodReads: 191976
- ISNI: 0000000114403052
- IMDb: nm2198799
- Library of Congress Names: n79042158
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV081439
- VIAF: 27062753
- Wikidata: Q4858829
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q4858829
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- barbara cooney
- Barbara Cooney (Illustrator)
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