Margaret Wise Brown

Nevermind that she didn't like kids all that much — Brown wrote books they adored. One of her previously unpublished picture books has just come out, as has a new biography of this brave, bold author.

Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight, Moon, a children's classic, with her much younger lover, James Rockefeller.

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This illustration comes from a little book called 'Where have you been?' by Margaret Brown. Published in 1952 by Scholastic in the USA. The pictures are by Barbara Cooney

We are still pulling out moon books here. Garth Williams charms us again with his adorable animal pictures (Bulls dancing? How can you resist!) and Margaret Wise Brown is full of her usual poetry. Wait Till the Moon is Full Margaret Wise Brown pictures by Garth Williams

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Night and Day, by Margaret Wise Brown. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. 1942.