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Margaret Wise Brown

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(1910 - 1952)

Margaret Wise Brown was a prolific American writer of children’s books, including the picture books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, both illustrated by Clement Hurd.

Margaret wrote under the pseudonyms of Juniper Sage, Timothy Hay, and Golden MacDonald



Bibliography

The Steamroller (1974)

Daisy gets a steamroller for Christmas, but she can’t control it and it squashes everything flat.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Evaline Ness

Stories to Share: Eight Favorites by Margaret Wise Brown (2013)

An anthology of eight stories, each illustrated by a different artist: Away in My Airplane, All the Families, Count to 10 with a Mouse, Around the World We Go, Sunshine and Snowballs, Sleep Little Angel, Sleep Tight, Sleepy Bears, and Goodnight Littl... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Various

Story Parade Red Book (1937)

A collection of 39 stories for boys and girls by noted authors, and with numerous illustrations.

Storytime Tales (1950)

A collection of sixty-seven favorite stories, poems and songs. There is also an early edition with forty-two selections.

The Streamlined Pig (1938)

When floods threaten the rich boy’s farm, he hires a fleet of airplanes to rescue the animals.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Summer Noisy Book (1951)

Muffin goes for a ride in the country and hears many new sounds.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Leonard Weisgard

Sunshine and Snowballs (2013)

A boy and girl explore the seasons of the year.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Charlotte Cooke

They All Saw It (1944)

The animals all stop what they are doing when they see the elephant dressed up in golden wings.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Ylla

Things I Like (1982)

A picture book showing animals doing and liking all sorts of things.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Three Little Animals (1956)

The two older little animals decide to dress up and go out and see the world of men. The littlest animal makes a suit of clothes then follows them and brings them home.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Three Orphan Kittens (1949)

Three mischievous kittens get into trouble in a house where they do not belong.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Walt Disney Studio

Three Orphan Kittens (1995)

Three orphan kittens find a home is this adaptation of a Disney Silly Symphony. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Jesse Clay

The Tickly Spider (2017)

Something about spiders.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Linda Bleck

The Train to Timbuctoo (1951)

A Big train and a Little train travel from Kalamazoo to Timbuctoo. Later editions are shorter.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Art Seiden

Two Little Gardeners (1951)

The two little gardeners plant their garden in spring, then weed it and water it and defend it from bugs and critters, ‘til fall.

Read online at archive.org

Two Little Miners (1949)

Two little miners meet far underground. The second edition has all color illustrations.

Two Little Trains (1949)

Two little trains, going to the west.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Jean Charlot

Two Little Trains (2001)

Two little trains, going to the west.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Diane Dillon
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