Margaret Wise Brown
(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
A Child’s Good Morning (1952)
A celebration of getting up in the morning.
Read online at archive.org.
A Child’s Good Morning Book (2009)
A celebration of getting up in the morning.
A Child’s Good Night Book (1943)
A first going to bed book.
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Christmas in the Barn (1952)
A poetic evocation of Christmas, set in a twentieth-century farm.
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Christmas in the Barn (2004)
A poetic retelling of the Nativity set in a twentieth-century barn.
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The Color Kittens (1949)
The kittens are trying to make green paint, but keep ending up with pink, orange and purple.
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Another copy is at archive.org.
Martin Provensen
The comical tragedy or tragical comedy of Punch & Judy (1940)
A selection from the traditional British commedia dell’arte.
John Payne Collier
Count to 10 with a Mouse (2011)
A simple counting book.
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The Country Noisy Book (1940)
Muffin vacations in the country and hears many new sounds.
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David’s Little Indian, a Story (1956)
Deep in the woods David finds an Indian, no bigger than an ear of corn.
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Doctor Squash, The Doll Doctor (1952)
Dr. Squash fixes the dolls when they are sick, and when he falls ill they rally around.
Doctor Squash, The Doll Doctor (2010)
Dr. Squash takes care of the dolls when they are sick and when he falls ill they rally around.
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Don’t Frighten the Lion! (1942)
When a dog visits the zoo he has to go in disguise. Some editions include a paper doll dog.
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The Fables of La Fontaine (1940)
A selection from the famous French fabulist.
Farm and City (1944)
An elementary school reader.
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Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Five Little Firemen (1948)
“The finest fire is the fire that’s out,” sing the five little firemen. Later editions have fewer pages.
Edith Thacher Hurd
Four Fur Feet (1961)
The furry animal walks around the world on his four fur feet.
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Four Fur Feet (1994)
A furry animal treads the world on his four fur feet.
Fox Eyes (1951)
The fox is spying out secrets, but his memory is not very good and he has to do it all over again the next day.
Fox Eyes (1977)
The fox prowls about and sees all the animals’ secrets, but his memory is not very good.
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