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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
The First Story (1947)
In the beginning when people and animals did not know each other the little girl sets out to find someone like herself.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Marc Simont
The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile (1988)
A collection of short stories and poems, some of which were later reprinted as picture books. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Roberta Rauch
The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile (2013)
This edition only includes the single story of the title in which a family of fishermen search for one wondrous fish.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Henry Fisher
The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile, a Story Book (1938)
Enchanting stories about a shy little horse, a polite little polar bear, a wonderful little kitten, flowers and pumpkins and pigs and clocks and seasons, and the funny old fish with the deep-sea smile.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Roberta Rauch
Five Little Firemen (1948)
“The finest fire is the fire that’s out,” sing the five little firemen. Later editions have fewer pages.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Edith Thacher Hurd
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Four Fur Feet (1961)
The furry animal walks around the world on his four fur feet.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Remy Charlip
Four Fur Feet (1994)
A furry animal treads the world on his four fur feet.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Woodleigh Marx Hubbard
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.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Jean Charlot
Fox Eyes (1977)
The fox prowls about and sees all the animals’ secrets, but his memory is not very good.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Friendly Book (1954)
A picture book showing animals doing and liking all kinds of things.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Friendly Tales (2008)
A collection of twenty stories and poems. Includes Pussy Willow, Seven Little Postmen, I Like Fish, The Burglar in the Dark and The Sailor Dog.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Various
Fun and Frolic (1942)
This reader for the early grades is a collection of short stories and poems.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Rachel Field
Rose Fyleman
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Emma L. Brock
Garth Williams’ Furry Tales (2016)
Nine classic Little Golden Books including Animal Friends, Baby Animals, The Kitten Who Thought He Was a Mouse, Bunnies’ ABC, The Sailor Dog, Home for a Bunny, A Tale of Tails, The Friendly Book and Baby Farm Animals.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Elizabeth H. MacPherson
Miriam Norton
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Give Yourself to the Rain, Poems for the Very Young (2001)
Previously unpublished poems by Margaret Wise Brown.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Teri L. Weidner
The Golden Birthday Book (1989)
A worm, a bee, a wild boar and a little rabbit each receive a special birthday present.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
The Golden Bunny and Seventeen Other Stories (1953)
A collection of stories and poems.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
The Golden Egg Book (1947)
When a curious bunny finds a blue speckled egg, he can’t wait to find out who, or what, is inside it.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
The Golden Egg Book (1962)
When a curious bunny finds a blue speckled egg, he can’t wait to find out who, or what, is inside it.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Lilian Obligado
The Golden Sleepy Book (1948)
This is a collection of stories, poems and songs about sleep.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Good Day, Good Night (2017)
A bunny greets the day, then says good night.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Loren Long