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Barbara Cooney
Born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
August 06, 1917
Died
March 14, 2000
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Miss Rumphius
56 editions
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published
1982
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Chanticleer and the Fox
by
3 editions
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published
1958
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Eleanor
21 editions
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published
1996
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Island Boy
12 editions
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published
1988
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Hattie and the Wild Waves: A Story From Brooklyn
8 editions
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published
1990
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Only Opal: The Diary of a Young Girl
by
5 editions
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published
1994
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Emma
12 editions
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published
1980
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The Kellyhorns
5 editions
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published
1942
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The Little Juggler
10 editions
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published
1961
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The Story of Christmas
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14 editions
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published
1967
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“I believe that children in this country need a more robust literary diet than they are getting…. I will never talk down to, or draw down to, children.”
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“I believe that children in this country need a more robust literary diet than they are getting. …It does not hurt them to read about good and evil, love and hate, life and death. Nor do I think they should read only about things that they understand. '…a man’s reach should exceed his grasp.' So should a child’s. For myself, I will never talk down to, or draw down to, children.
(from the author's acceptance speech for the Caldecott award)”
― Chanticleer and the Fox
(from the author's acceptance speech for the Caldecott award)”
― Chanticleer and the Fox
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