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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 Little Scarecrow Boy (1998)

The little scarecrow boy goes out into the cornfield alone to see if he can scare the crows.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): David Díaz

The Log of Christopher Columbus’ First Voyage to America in the Year 1492 (1938)

An adaptation of Columbus’ description of his first voyage to America.

Love Song of Autumn (2002)

The joys of fall.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Love Song of Spring (2001)

The joys of spring.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Love Song of Summer (2002)

The joys of summer.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Love Song of Winter (2002)

The joys of winter.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Love Songs of the Little Bear (2001)

Four poems by a famous writer, illustrated by a famous artist.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

The Margaret Wise Brown Treasury (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, Snowballs and Sunshine, Sleep Little Angel, Sleep Tight Sleepy Bears, and Goodnight Little... View More

Margaret Wise Brown’s Manners (2017)

A book of manners from the author of Good Night Moon.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Nicola Slater

Margaret Wise Brown’s The Steam Roller (1974)

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

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Bob Staake

Margaret Wise Brown’s Wonderful Storybook (1948)

This first edition contains forty-two stories and poems. Later editions have twenty-five.

This is the later edition online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): J. P. Miller

Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself (1952)

Crispin’s Crispian meets a little boy who belongs only to himself and invites him to live in Crispian’s two story dog house, so he does.

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

The Moon Shines Down (2008)

A child’s night prayer from a New England Sampler.

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

Mouse of My Heart (2001)

An anthology of previously published and unpublished work.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Loretta Krupinski

My Bedtime Book (1964)

This collection includes “Animal Friends,” and “Mister Dog,” and poems from “The Friendly Book.”

My World: A Companion to Goodnight Moon (1949)

In this sequel the little bunny wakes up to explore his world.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Clement Hurd

My World of Color (2001)

Verses that describe colors and things.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Loretta Krupinski

Nibble Nibble (1987)

Five poems about bunnies.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Wendell Minor

Nibble Nibble: Poems for Children (1959)

Twenty-five nature poems.

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

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