Barbara cohen author biography
Barbara cohen author biography
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Barbara Cohen
American author of children's literature
For the NASA planetary scientist, see Barbara Cohen (scientist).
Barbara Cohen (1932–1992) was an American author of children's literature.
Personal life
Cohen graduated from Barnard College (BA, 1954) and from Rutgers University (MA, 1957). She taught high school English in several cities in New Jersey, and wrote a long-running newspaper column entitled "Books and Things." She and her husband Gene had three daughters, Leah, Sara, and Rebecca.[1]
She was a resident of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey.[2]
Bibliography
She wrote more than thirty books in a range of genres, from picture books (The Carp in the Bathtub, 1972) to retellings of Biblical stories (e.g., The Binding of Isaac, 1978; David, 1995) to classical literature (Four Canterbury Tales, 1987) to young adult dystopias (Unicorns in the Rain, 1980).[3]
She was recognized several times for her work, being awarded