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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
John Speirs’ Margaret Wise Brown Treasury (1994)
A collection of fourteen classic stories and poems.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
John Speirs
The Little Brass Band (1955)
The band members assemble along the road to town where they give a concert, then return home.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Clement Hurd
The Little Bunnies (2017)
Bunnies explore their world.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Emma Levey
Little Chicken: a Story (1943)
When his friend rabbit goes for a run, the little chick looks for another playmate.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
The Little Cowboy (1949)
The Big Cowboy and the Little Cowboy (knee-high to a grasshopper) have exciting adventures in the old West.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Esphyr Slobodkina
Little Donkey Close Your Eyes (1995)
Another going-to-bed book from the master of the genre.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Ashley Wolff
The Little Farmer (1948)
On a summer’s day, a big farmer and a little farmer work in their fields.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Esphyr Slobodkina
The Little Fat Policeman (1950)
A day in the life of a very busy policeman. Later editions have only 28 pages.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Edith Thacher Hurd
Illustrator(s):
Alice Provensen
Martin Provensen
The Little Fir Tree (1954)
The little fir tree is dug up and comes to a little boy as a Christmas tree two years running, but the third year the little boy comes to him.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney
The Little Fir Tree (2005)
Two years running the little fir tree is dug up and comes to the boy for Christmas, then the third year the boy come to him.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Jim LaMarche
The Little Fireman (1938)
Follows the adventures of a Big fireman and a Little fireman whose firehouses are right next door to each other.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Esphyr Slobodkina
The Little Fireman (1985)
The Bige Fireman fights big fires, while the Little Fireman fights little fires. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Esphyr Slobodkina
The Little Fisherman: A Fish Story (1945)
A Big fisherman and a Little fisherman put out into the deep.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Dahlov Ipcar
Little Frightened Tiger (1953)
A young tiger learns about courage.
Author(s):
Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
Little Fur Family (1946)
The little fur child explores his world.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Little Fur Family (1991)
The little fur child explores his world. This larger format version does not have the fur cover.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Little Indian (1954)
The story of a small Indian girl and her father.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Little Island (1946)
The little island through the seasons, and a visit from a little cat.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
Little Lost Lamb (1945)
The little black lamb wanders off from the flock, but the shepherd and his dog go back up the mountain to find him.
Author(s):
Golden MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Leonard Weisgard
Little Pig’s Picnic, and Other Stories (1939)
Ten stories based on Disney cartoons, including The Old Mill, the first to be shot on the multiplane camera.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Walt Disney Studio