Cooney, Barbara, 1917-2000
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Name (Hebrew)
קוני, ברברה, 1917-2000
Name (Latin)
Cooney, Barbara, 1917-2000
Other forms of name
Porter, Barbara Cooney, 1917-2000
Cooney, Barbara, 1917-
Date of birth
1917-08-06
Date of death
2000-03-10
Field of activity
Children's literature
Occupation
Authors
Illustrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Cooney, Barbara. Island boy [SR]:cover frame (story and pictures by Barbara Cooney)
- Eleanor, 1996:jacket (Barbara Cooney lives in Damariscotta, Maine)
- Hattie and the Wild Waves, 1990:jacket (Barbara Cooney was born at the Hotel Bossert ; she now lives in mid-coast Maine)
- Her King of Wreck Island, c1941.
- WW on the Web, viewed Dec. 26, 2007(Barbara Cooney; illustrator, author; b. Aug. 6, 1917; d. March 10, 2000)
- Wikipedia website, Jan. 22, 2024(Barbara Cooney; American writer/illustrator of 110 children's books, published over sixty years)
Wikipedia description:
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. 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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