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World More Beautiful: The Life and Art of Barbara Cooney

Barbara Cooney was born in a hotel in Brooklyn, with a view of the city and the sea. Her father loved numbers and money. But Barbara and her mother loved art, and color, and light. Barbara’s favorite days were when she stayed home sick in bed and got to paint and draw. In the summers, they left New York for Maine, where Barbara scrambled among the rocks, wind whipping her hair, light sparkling on the water. Summer was grey, and blue, and green, and free.

When Barbara grew up, she ventured out into the world with an art portfolio — she thought she might like to illustrate books. And she did, creating classics like Island Boy, Hattie and the Waves, and Miss Rumphius. Her character Miss Rumphius said, "you must do something to make the world more beautiful." And that is exactly what Barbara did. This stunning and lyrical picture book biography details the life and art of celebrated children's book creator and two-time Caldecott Medalist, Barbara Cooney, inviting young readers to imagine themselves creating their own beautiful worlds.

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"Kunkel’s text eschews the rote biographical format so common in other books, unafraid to muse that 'a life is more than a timeline, dates set down in black and white.' Cooney’s own life is thus complemented with consistently inventive descriptions of her adventures ('Barbara drives a yellow Volkswagen across a brown landscape, soaking up sun, and color, and light'). The result is a celebration of the living of a good life rather than a focus on her successes in her chosen field. Meanwhile, the book’s gouache art evokes Cooney’s own without replicating it.... A delight to eye and ear alike, this biography provides an abundant dignity and beauty worthy of its subject." — Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

Recommended Age 5 - 9
Author Angela Burke Kunkel
Illustrator Becca Stadtlander
ISBN 059348438X
Publication Date Aug 6, 2024
Publisher Random House Studio
Language English