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June 6, 2011 | History
Margaret Wise Brown
May 23, 1910 - November 13, 1952
Margaret Wise Brown was born on May 23, 1910, in Brooklyn, NY, the middle of 3 children, she graduated from Hollins College , Virginia and later worked as a teacher at the Bank Street Experimental School where she started writing books for children. Margaret was a prolific writer, over a 100 of her stories were published as picture books during her lifetime. She also wrote articles about writing for children, adapted classics, and many of her stories appear in anthologies. On November 13, 1952 at the age of 42 she died from an embolism, following a operation while on vacation in France. Posthumously over 100 stories have been published as picture books, many were previously published as stories in collections and anthologies, some are from unfinished works.
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Goodnight moon
38 editions - first published in 1947 DAISY -
The Dead Bird
15 editions - first published in 1958 Borrow -
A child's good night book
12 editions - first published in 1943 -
The golden egg book
12 editions - first published in 1947 Borrow -
The color kittens: a child's first book about colors.
11 editions - first published in 1949 Borrow -
Nibble nibble: poems for children
10 editions - first published in 1959 DAISY -
A Pussycat's Christmas
9 editions - first published in 1949 DAISY -
The Little Fir Tree
9 editions - first published in 1954 Borrow -
Little fur family
9 editions - first published in 1946 Borrow -
Home for a Bunny
8 editions - first published in 1956 Checked out -
Two little trains
8 editions - first published in 1949 Borrow -
Where have you been?
7 editions - first published in 1952 Borrow -
The Important Book
7 editions - first published in 1949 DAISY -
David's Little Indian: a story.
7 editions - first published in 1956 -
I Like Stars
7 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
When the wind blew
6 editions - first published in 1937 -
The little island
6 editions - first published in 1946 -
The Sailor Dog
6 editions - first published in 1953 Borrow -
Four fur feet
5 editions - first published in 1961 -
The Dream Book
5 editions - first published in 1950 -
The Little Island
5 editions - first published in 1946 -
Noisy book
5 editions - first published in 1939 Read -
The Little Scarecrow Boy
5 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
Wheel on the chimney
4 editions - first published in 1954 -
The diggers
4 editions - first published in 1960 -
Child's good morning
4 editions - first published in 1952 DAISY -
Country noisy book
4 editions - first published in 1940 -
Indoor noisy book
4 editions - first published in 1942 -
I like bugs
4 editions - first published in 1999 Borrow -
Little chicken
4 editions - first published in 1943 -
Pussy Willow
4 editions - first published in 1951 Borrow -
The train to Timbuctoo
4 editions - first published in 1951 Borrow -
The quiet noisy book
3 editions - first published in 1950 -
Goodnight Moon Board Book and Slippers
3 editions - first published in 1997 -
Big Red Barn Big Book
3 editions - first published in 1989 -
Don't Frighten the Lion!
3 editions - first published in 1942 -
Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself
3 editions - first published in 1952 -
The golden sleepy book
3 editions - first published in 1948 -
The noon balloon
3 editions - first published in 1952 -
The seashore noisy book
3 editions - first published in 1941 -
The winter noisy book
3 editions - first published in 1947 -
Red light, green light
3 editions - first published in 1944 Borrow -
Young kangaroo
3 editions - first published in 1955 Borrow -
The little cowboy
3 editions - first published in 1948 Borrow -
Big Red Barn (rpkg)
2 editions - first published in 1989 -
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Baby Socks
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Bunny
2 editions - first published in 2005 -
The Friendly Book
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Bunny's noisy book
2 editions - first published in 2000 -
Goodnight Moon 123/Buenas noches, Luna 123: A Counting Book/Un libro para contar
2 editions - first published in 2007 -
The steamroller: a fantasy
2 editions - first published in 1974 -
Little Fur Family
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
The wonderful house
2 editions - first published in 1950 -
Little Fur Family
2 editions - first published in 2005 -
Je Vais Me Sauver
2 editions - first published in 2000 -
Dream Book, The
2 editions - first published in 1991 -
The Little Island
2 editions - first published in 1946 -
Goodnight Moon- Reading Chest
2 editions - first published in 1984 -
Walt Disney's Three orphan kittens
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition
2 editions - first published in 2005 -
The friendly book
2 editions - first published in 1954 -
Goodnight Moon Lap
2 editions - first published in 2007 -
Goodnight Moon Big Book
2 editions - first published in 2007 -
Big & Little
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
A Margaret Wise Brown Gift Set: The Runaway Bunny & Goodnight Moon
2 editions - first published in 2001 -
Baby animals
2 editions - first published in 1941 -
Home for a Bunny
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Nightlight
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Shhhhhh Bang: A Whispering Book
2 editions - first published in 1943 -
Goodnight Moon Room: A Pop-Up Book
2 editions - first published in 1984 -
Seven Little Postmen
2 editions - first published in 1952 -
Mouse of my heart: a treasury of sense and nonsense
2 editions - first published in 2001 -
The good little bad little pig
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
Goodnight Moon
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
Bumble bugs and elephants: a big and little book
2 editions - first published in 1938 -
The moon shines down
2 editions - first published in 2008 -
Sleepy Little Lion
2 editions - first published in 1976 -
Over the Moon: A Collection of First Books: Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and My World
2 editions - first published in 2006 -
The dirty little boy
2 editions - first published in 2001 DAISY -
The whispering rabbit
2 editions - first published in 1965 Borrow -
The Little Island
2 editions - first published in 1993 -
John Speirs' Margaret Wise Brown treasury: 14 classic stories and poems.
2 editions - first published in 1994 Borrow -
Little lost lamb
2 editions - first published in 1945 Borrow -
Whispering Rabbit, The
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Things I like
1 edition - first published in 1982 -
Baby's First Year
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Under the sun and the moon and other poems
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Buenas Noches Luna (Goodnight Moon)
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
The Glorious Flight with 4 Paperbacks
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Read Together Poems, Book 7
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Mon Petit Monde
1 edition - first published in 2004 -
Over the moon: a collection of first books
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Der kleine Indianer
1 edition - first published in 1994 -
Goodnight Moon Dangler
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Goodnight Moon 123 Board Book: A Counting Book
1 edition - first published in 2008 -
Give yourself to the rain: poems for the very young
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Complete Works of Margaret Wise Brown
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Love Songs of the Little Bear Friendship Box
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
The Littlest Scarecrow Boy Poster
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Once upon a Time in a Pigpen and Three Other Margaret Wise Brown Books
1 edition - first published in 1980
Margaret Wise Brown
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Subjects
Fiction,
Protected DAISY,
Juvenile fiction,
Accessible book,
Rabbits,
In library,
Animals,
Bedtime,
Children's poetry, American,
Cats,
Juvenile poetry,
American poetry,
Poetry,
Sound,
Mother and child,
Color,
Dogs,
Family life,
French language materials,
Seasons,
Spanish language materials,
Children's stories, American,
Sleep,
Juvenile literature,
Night
Places
Time
Links (outside Open Library)
Alternative names
- Golden MacDonald
- Juniper Sage
- Timothy Hay
History Created April 1, 2008 · 10 revisions
| June 6, 2011 | Edited by Bev Dittberner | corrected death date |
| June 6, 2011 | Edited by George | Added day level to birth/death dates |
| June 3, 2011 | Edited by Bev Dittberner | added short bio, pseud. |
| June 3, 2011 | Edited by Bev Dittberner | Edited without comment. |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |