Barbara Cooney

Cooney, Barbara

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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.

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Island Boy
Representative edition published 2018
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The Little Juggler
Representative edition published 2018
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When the sky is like lace
Representative edition published 2015
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Miss Rumphius
Representative edition published 2007
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The Little Fir Tree
Representative edition published 2005
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Miss Rumphius
Representative edition published 2003
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The Book of Children's Classics
Representative edition published 2002
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Miss Rumphius, Island Boy
Representative edition published 2001
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Eleanor
Representative edition published 2001
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Emma
Representative edition published 1999
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Hattie and the wild waves
Representative edition published 1999
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Chanticleer and the fox
Representative edition published 1999
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The Story of Christmas
Representative edition published 1998
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Only Opal
Representative edition published 1997
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Eleanor
Representative edition published 1996
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Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Spain
Representative edition published 1995
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The story of Christmas
Representative edition published 1995
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Letting Swift River Go
Representative edition published 1995
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Hattie and the wild waves
Representative edition published 1992
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Snow-white and Rose-Red
Representative edition published 1991
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Island Boy
Representative edition published 1989
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Tortillitas para mamá and other nursery rhymes
Representative edition published 1988
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Island boy
Representative edition published 1988
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The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
Representative edition published 1988
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