![]() ![]() Cooney made sure that a dress worn by Eleanor as a baby was historically correct down to the smallest details.Īnother example of her detailed work is in her retelling of "Chanticleer and the Fox." She took the story from "Canterbury Tales" by English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. ![]() One example is in her artwork for the book "Eleanor." It is about Eleanor Roosevelt, who became the wife of President Franklin Roosevelt. STEVE EMBER: Barbara Cooney was known for her carefully detailed work. It says they tie together "the basket maker’s natural world and the work of his craft." One magazine describes Barbara Cooney's paintings in "Basket Moon" as quiet and beautiful. His family makes baskets that are sold in town. It tells the story of a boy who lived a century ago with his family in the mountains in New York state. It is called "Basket Moon." It was written by Mary Lyn Ray. The last book was published six months before her death. ![]() Her name appears on one hundred ten books in all. And she provided pictures for her own books and for books written by others. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: For sixty years Barbara Cooney created children’s books. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember tell about the life of Barbara Cooney, the creator of many popular children’s books. MARY TILLOTSON: Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. ![]()
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