Barbara Cooney

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1) Miss Rumphius

Author

Cooney, Barbara

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Great-aunt Alice Rumphius was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to do something to make the world more beautiful.

2) Eleanor

Author

Cooney, Barbara

Language

English

Formats

Book, Read Along

Description

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Presents the childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who married a president of the United States and became known as a great humanitarian.

3) Chanticleer and the fox

Author

Cooney, Barbara

Publisher

Crowell

Pub. Date

c1958.

Language

English

Appears on list

Caldecott Medal

Description

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A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

4) Ox-cart man

Author

Hall, Donald

Language

English

Appears on list

Caldecott Medal

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.

5) Christmas in the barn

Author

Brown, Margaret Wise

Language

English

Description

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With gentle, lyrical text from Margaret Wise Brown and heartwarming illustrations from Caldecott Honor-winning artist Diane Goode, Christmas in the Barn introduces young readers to the story of the first Christmas.

6) The story of Holly and Ivy

Author

Godden, Rumer

Publisher

Viking

Language

English

Description

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Orphaned Ivy finds her Christmas wish fulfilled with the help of a lonely couple and a doll named Holly.

7) Roxaboxen

Author

McLerran, Alice

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard

Pub. Date

c1991.

Language

English

Description

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A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.

8) How the hibernators came to Bethlehem

Author

Farber, Norma

Publisher

Walker

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

Description

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Many of the winter-sleeping animals, including Bear, Bat, Badger, and others, are awakened on a December night and led by a light to a manger in Bethlehem.

9) Emma

Author

Kesselman, Wendy Ann

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

c1980.

Language

English

Description

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Motivated by a birthday gift, a 72-year old woman begins to paint.

10) The year of the perfect Christmas tree: an Appalachian story

Author

Houston, Gloria McLendon

Publisher

Dial

Pub. Date

c1988.

Language

English

Description

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Since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war, Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill his obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration.