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Barbara Cooney

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Cooney, Barbara
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Date of birth
1917-08-06
Place of birth
United States
Date of death
2000-03-14
Place of death
United States

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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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Goodreads Author ID
191976
ISNI
0000 0001 1440 3052
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL2632751A
VIAF
27062753
Wikidata ID
Q4858829

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