Cooney, Barbara, 1917-2000

American illustrator and author of children's books.

From the description of Little brother and little sister : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424741

From the description of The crows of Pearblossom : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686156

From the description of Ox-cart man : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686165

From the description of Plant magic : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686166

From the description of The story of Holly & Ivy : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402693

From the description of All in a suitcase : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490382

From the description of The little juggler : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490388

From the description of Read me more stories : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490396

From the description of Peter's long walk : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490392

From the description of Bambi, a life in the woods : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437892

From the description of Christmas : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424736

From the description of Would you rather be a tiger? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424749

From the description of The sad story of the little bluebird and the hungry cat : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424748

From the description of Favorite fairy tales told in Spain : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437896

From the description of Princess tales : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437909

From the description of The Kellyhorns : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490385

From the description of When the sky is like lace : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490397

From the description of Down to the beach : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490384

From the description of Burton and Dudley : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490383

From the description of Kildee House : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490386

From the description of The courtship, merry marriage, and feast of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren ... : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424737

From the description of Le Hibou et la poussiquette : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437903

From the description of Chanticleer and the fox : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424735

From the description of Snow birthday : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437911

From the description of Peacock pie : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424743

From the description of Emma : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424739

From the description of King of Wreck Island : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686161

From the description of Åke and his world : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686154

From the description of How the hibernators came to Bethlehem : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686159

From the description of Mother Goose in Spanish : Poesias de la Madre Oca : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686164

From the description of Christmas in the barn : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686155

From the description of Shaun and the boat : an Irish story : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402696

From the description of Lucy and Loki : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402694

From the description of Herman the great : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402705

From the description of City springtime : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402691

From the description of Demeter and Persephone : Homeric hymn number two : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402692

American illustrator and author of children's picture books.

From the description of Hermes, lord of robbers : Homeric hymn number four : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424740

From the description of Freckle face : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437901

From the description of Dionysos and the pirates : Homeric hymn number seven : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686157

From the description of Green wagons : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686158

American children's author/illustrator born in Brooklyn, New York in 1917. She has written and/or illustrated more than eighty books, often as a result of her extensive travels. Cooney has twice been awarded the Caldecott Medal.

From the description of Papers, 1943-1990. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26498683

American illustrator and author of children's books; Caldecott Award winner, 1959 and 1980; Kerlan Award winner, 1992.

From the description of Papers, 1940-1985. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490381

Barbara Cooney was born August 6, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, and spent many summers in Maine as a child. She graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in 1938, traveled in Europe in the 1930s, and attended in the Art Students League in New York City in 1940; she also served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. Barbara Cooney began working as a free-lance artist and illustrator in 1938, and illustrated her first book, Bertil Malmberg's Ake and His World, in 1940. The following year she wrote and illustrated The King of Wreck Island . Throughout her long career, Barbara Cooney has juggled the roles of wife, mother, writer, and artist, and has always sought to maintain artistic integrity and technical skills that make her work so popular and highly praised. Barbara Cooney believes that one should never write down to a child and while she may understate her technical abilities, critics have cited her attention to detail and the care she takes in her research, making sure the background and details are accurate in her stories regardless of their geographical or historical setting. Barbara Cooney has often drawn on her childhood memories of the New England landscape. She won her second Caldecott Award in 1980 for Ox-Cart Man, an historical picture book set in rural New England. Barbara Cooney won the 1959 Caldecott Award for Chanticleer and the Fox, an adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer's story. Both works demonstrate Barbara Cooney's love for a good story and her interweaving of text and illustrations. Barbara Cooney works in a variety of media and her books include adaptations of fairy and folk tales, and Greek and Roman myths, always making sure that story and pictures merge to create a work children can enjoy. Barbara Cooney received the Kerlan Award in 1992.

From the guide to the Barbara Cooney Papers, 1940-1985, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])

Barbara Cooney was born 6 August 1917, in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Russell Schenck (a stockbroker) and Mae Evelyn (an artist; maiden name, Bossert) Cooney. She was educated at Smith College (B.A., 1938) and attended the Art Students League (1940). During World War II she served in the Women's Army Corps (1942-1943), achieving the rank of second lieutenant.

A freelance author and illustrator (1938-2000), Cooney's works are also held in the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota, the de Grummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi, and in museums at Rutgers University, Bowdoin College, and in the public libraries of Gary, Indiana, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

She is the recipient of many awards for her work:

New York Herald Tribune's Children's Spring Book Festival Honor Book. Green Wagons, 1943; Too Many Pets, 1952.

American Library Association Notable Book citation. American Folk Songs for Children in Home, School and Nursery School, 1948; Chanticleer and the Fox, 1958; Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose, 1974.

Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association. Chanticleer and the Fox, 1959; Ox-Cart Man, 1980.

Chandler Book Talk Award of Merit, 1964.

Child Study Association of America Children's Books of the Year. Christmas Folk and The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, 1969; Hermes, Lord of Robbers and Book of Princesses, 1971; Down to the Beach, 1973; Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose, 1974; Lexington and Concord, 1775, 1975; The Story of Holly and Ivy, Christmas in the Barn, The Little Fir Tree and Emma, 1986.

School Library Journal 's Best Books List Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose, 1974.

New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose, 1974; When the Sky Is Like Lace, 1975; Ox-Cart Man, 1979.

Silver Medallion from the University of Southern Mississippi 1975, for outstanding contributions to the field of children's books.

Medal from Smith College 1976, for her body of work.

New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year Ox-Cart Man, 1979.

Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council Tortillitas para Mama and Other Nursery Rhymes, 1982; The Story of Holly and Ivy, 1986.

American Book Award for Hardcover Picture Book from the Association of American Publishers Miss Rumphius, 1983.

New York Times Best Book of the Year Miss Rumphius, 1983.

Notable Children's Book, Association for Library Services to Children, American Library Association Spirit Child, 1984.Honor list Island Boy, 1989

Ph.D., Fitchburg State College, 1988.

Keene State College Children's Literature Festival Award, 1989.

McCord Children's Literature Citation, 1990.

Lupine Award for Hattie and the Wild Waves, 1990.

Kerlan Award, 1992, for body of work.

Honorary doctorates from the University of Maine at Machais (1994), Westbrook College (1995), and Bowdoin College (1996).

Proclaimed an official state treasure of Maine, 1996.

Cooney died after a long illness on 10 March 2000.

From the guide to the Barbara Cooney Papers, 1953-1999, (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center)