World More Beautiful by Angella Burke Kunkel and Becca Stadtlander - OPTIONAL

World More Beautiful: The Life and Art of Barbara Cooney by Angella Burke Kunkel, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander. NON-FICTION, BIOGRAPHY PICTURE BOOK. Random House Studio, 2024. $20. 9780593484388

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The biography of author illustrator Barbara Cooney from her beginnings in Brooklyn Heights in 1917 through her career as an artist to her settling in Maine in her final years. Cooney won a Caldecott in 1959 and 1979.

A lyrical writing stlye and beautiful illustrations. This simplified version of Cooney's life will appeal to elementary age children intereted in learning more about the artist and the beauty she brought to the world. The back matter includes additional information about Barbara Cooney.

Reviewer: A. Snow, Librarian