Cooper, Floyd
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Author and illustrator. Floyd Cooper attended the University of Oklahoma (B.F.A.) and has worked in advertising and for a greeting card company in Missouri prior to becoming a freelance illustrator (1984- to the present). He has received several awards, including the Notable Books selection, Parent's Choice Award, and the Coretta Scott King Honor citation for Illustration.
From the description of Floyd Cooper collection, 1999. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 50907069
Author and illustrator Floyd Cooper attended the University of Oklahoma (B.F.A.). He has worked in advertising and for a greeting card company in Missouri prior to becoming a freelance illustrator (1984- present). He has received several awards:
Grandpa's Face by Eloise Greenfield Notable Book selection, American Library Association
Laura Charlotte by Kathryn Osebold Galbraith Parents' Choice Award, Parents' Choice Foundation (1990)
Meet Danitra Brown by Nikki Grimes Coretta Scott King Honor citation for Illustration, American Library Association (1995)
- SELF-ILLUSTRATED
- Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes, Philomel, 1994.
- Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman, Philomel, 1996.
- (with Bill Martin. Michael Sampson. City Scenes, Celebration, 1997.
- Cumbayah, Morrow, 1998.
- ILLUSTRATOR
- Margaret Davidson, The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball, Dell, 1988.
- Eloise Greenfield, Grandpa's Face, Philomel, 1988.
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, Chita's Christmas Tree, Bradbury Press, 1989.
- Kathryn O. Galbraith, Laura Charlotte, Philomel, 1990.
- Jacqueline Woodson, Martin Luther King Jr. and His Birthday, Silver-Burdett, 1990.
- Karen Lynn Williams, When Africa Was Home, Orchard Books, 1991.
- Deborah Eaton, Petey, Silver Burdett, 1992.
- Denise Burden-Patmon, Imani's Gift at Kwanzaa, Modern Curriculum Press, 1992.
- Jean Merrill, The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars: A Twelfth- Century Tale from Japan, Philomel, 1992.
- Virginia M. Fleming, Be Good to Eddie Lee, Philomel, 1993.
- Joyce Carol Thomas, Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea: Poems, HarperCollins, 1993.
- Wade Hudson, selector, Pass It On: African-American Poetry for Children, Scholastic, 1993.
- Sandra Belton, From Miss Ida's Porch, Four Winds Press, 1993.
- Gerald Hausman, reteller, Coyote Walks on Two Legs: A Book of Navajo Myths and Legends, Philomel, 1993.
- Judith Gorog, Tiger Lily, Philomel, 1994.
- Nikki Grimes, Meet Danitra Brown, Lothrop, 1994.
- Kathryn D. Jones, Happy Birthday, Dr. King, Modern Curriculum Press, 1994.
- Candy Dawson Boyd, Daddy, Daddy, Be There, Philomel, 1995.
- Joyce Carol Thomas, Gingerbread Days: Poems, HarperCollins, 1995.
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, Papa Tells Chita a Story, Simon & Schuster, 1995.
- Wade and Cheryl Hudson, selectors, How Sweet the Sound: African-American Songs for Children, Scholastic, 1995.
- Carol J. Farley, King Sejong's Secret, Lothrop, 1995.
- James Haskins and Kathleen Benson, African Beginnings, Lothrop, 1995.
- Virginia Hamilton, Jaguarundi, Blue Sky Press, 1995.
- Jane Kurtz, Pulling the Lion's Tale, Simon & Schuster, 1995.
- Monalisa DeGross, Arabbin' Man, Hyperion, 1996.
- Nikki Grimes, Danitra Brown Leaves Town, Lothrop, 1996.
- Virginia L. Kroll, Faraway Drums, Little, Brown, 1996.
- Alan Schroeder, Satchmo's Blues, Doubleday, 1996.
- Nancy Lamb, One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing, Lothrop, 1996.
- Patricia C. McKissack, Ma Dear's Aprons, Atheneum, 1997.
- J. C. Collins, I Have Heard of a Land, HarperCollins, 1997.
- Jane Yolen, Miz Berlin Walks, Philomel, 1997.
- Robert Miller, Reflections of a Black Cowboy, Silver Burdett Press, 1998.
- Jane Kurtz, Almaz and the Lion, Puffin, 1998.
- Ziporah Hildebrandt, Sea Girl and the Dragon King: a Chinese Folktale, Atheneum Books, 1998.
- Fatima Shaik, On Mardi Gras Day, Dial, 1998.
- Amy Littlesugar, Shake Rag: from the lkife of Elvis Presley, Philomel, 1998.
- James Haskins, African Beginnings, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1998.
- Robert Miller, Cowboys, Silver Burdett Press, 1999.
- Jim Haskins, Bound for America, Morrow Junior, 1999.
- Robert Miller, The Buffalo Soldiers, Silver Burdett Press, 1999.
- Robert Miller, Pioneers, Silver Burdett press, 1999.
- Robert Miller, Mountain Men, Silver Burdett Press, 1999.
- Michael Sampson, Caddie, the golf dog, Tommy Nelson, 1999.
- Amy Littlesugar, Tree of Hope, Philomel, 1999.
- Monalisa DeGross, Grandaddy's Street Songs, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 1999.
- Will Smith, Just the Two of Us, Scholastic, 2001.
- Amy Littlesugar, Feddom school, Yes!, Philomel, 2001.
- Jacqueline Woodson, Sweet, Sweet Memory, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books, 2001.
- Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson, Miss Crandall's school for young ladies & little misses of color, Honesdale, PA: Wordsong, 2007.
Source: Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 1999 .
From the guide to the Floyd Cooper Collection., 1999., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center .)
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