Caroline Cooney was born on August 6, 1917 and died on March 14, 2000 at the age of 83. Cooney is one of the most familiar names in children's literature. Illustrator and author supreme, she has won two Caldecott Awards (Chanticleer & the Fox and Ox-Cart Man ) and numerous other prizes for her work and for good reason. After receiving her second Caldecott, she began to write them as well and it's become hard to decide which she does better.
Barbara Cooney's distinguished career as an illustrator of children's books has resulted in the creation of more than 100 books. Two of her books, (Chanticleer and the Fox, 1958; and Oxcart man, 1979), have been awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal, the highest honor given for illustrated children's books in the United States.
Ms. Cooney compares a picture book to a string of beads. "The pictures may be beautiful jewels in themselves, but they don't hang together unless there is a string of them, which is the text, and that's the foremost thing". The jewels, or beads, of Barbara Cooney's illustrations, nonetheless, are a major factor in the ultimate quality and success of the books she illustrates. The care and skill applied to each drawing or painting created to illustrate the author's text epitomize her approach to art for children. Each book is carefully researched, and each image attempts to recreate the setting, time, or character being illustrated with honesty and integrity.
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