Sign In | My Account | My Books

Margaret Wise Brown

Author,Translator

(1910 - 1952)

Image of Margaret Wise Brown

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

Seven Stories about a Cat Named Sneakers (1955)

sneakers brown charlot.jpg book cover

Sneakers is a little black cat with four white paws.

Read online at archive.org

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

Details »

Sheep Don’t Count Sheep (2003)

Sheep Dont Count Sheep brown huang.jpg book cover

A lamb has difficulty falling asleep so he counts …

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Benrei Huang

Details »

SHHHhhhh. . . BANG: a whispering book (1943)

SHHhhhh ... bang  a whispering book de veyrac brown.jpg book cover

The people of Skyscraper Town had whispered for so long they forgot how wonderful noise can be.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Robert de Veyrac

Details »

Sleep Little Angel (2012)

Sleep Little Angel brown gulbie.jpg book cover

A lullaby from the master.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Stephen Gulbis

Details »

Sleep Tight, Sleepy Bears (2012)

Sleep Tight Sleepy Bears  brown clay.jpg book cover

Another lullaby from the archives.

Read online at archive.org

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

Details »

Sleepy ABC (1953)

Sleepy ABC brown slobodkina.jpg book cover

An ABC poem to carry you off to sleep.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

Details »

Sleepy ABC (2010)

Sleepy ABC brown katz.jpg book cover

A poetical ABC to send you off to sleep.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Karen Katz

Details »

Sneakers the Seaside Cat (2003)

Sneakers the Seaside Cat brown mortimer.jpg book cover

Sneakers takes a holiday by the sea.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Anne Mortimer

Details »

The Streamlined Pig (1938)

The Streamlined Pig brown wiese.jpg book cover

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

Details »

Sunshine and Snowballs (2013)

Sunshine and Snowballs brown voake.jpg book cover

A boy and girl explore the seasons of the year.

Read online at archive.org

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

Details »

Things I Like (1982)

things i like brown williams.jpg book cover

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

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

Details »

Three Little Animals (1956)

three little animals brown williams first edition.jpg book cover

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

Details »

Two Little Miners (1949)

two little miners hurd brown scarry.jpg book cover

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

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Edith Thacher Hurd
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Details »

Wait Till the Moon Is Full (1948)

waittillthemoonisfullwilliams.jpg book cover

When the moon is full the little raccoon comes out to play.

Read online at archive.org

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

Details »

Wheel on the Chimney (1954)

Wheel on the Chimney brown gergely.jpg book cover

The story of a family of storks as they migrate from Africa to Hungary to raise their brood, then return in the fall.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Details »

The Whispering Rabbit, and Other Stories (1965)

whispering rabbit and other stories brown williams obligado.jpg book cover

Includes The Whispering Rabbit, Scupper’s Song, The Friendly Book, The Golden Egg Book and poems.

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

Details »