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June 15, 2016 | History
Margaret Wise Brown
May 23, 1910 - November 13, 1952
Margaret Wise Brown was born in Brooklyn, NY, and while working 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 Borrow -
The Runaway Bunny
33 editions - first published in 1942 DAISY -
The Dead Bird
15 editions - first published in 1958 Borrow -
The golden egg book
12 editions - first published in 1947 Borrow -
A child's good night book
12 editions - first published in 1943 DAISY -
My World: A Companion to Goodnight Moon
12 editions - first published in 1949 DAISY -
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 -
Big Red Barn
9 editions - first published in 1956 DAISY -
The Little Fir Tree
9 editions - first published in 1954 Borrow -
Little fur family
9 editions - first published in 1946 Borrow -
On Christmas Eve
9 editions - first published in 1961 DAISY -
Two little trains
8 editions - first published in 1949 Borrow -
Home for a Bunny
8 editions - first published in 1956 Borrow -
Wait Till the Moon Is Full
8 editions - first published in 1948 -
David's Little Indian: a story.
7 editions - first published in 1956 Borrow -
Where have you been?
7 editions - first published in 1952 Borrow -
I Like Stars
7 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
The Important Book
7 editions - first published in 1949 DAISY -
Margaret Wise Brown's Wonderful Storybook: 25 stories & poems
6 editions - first published in 1948 -
The little fireman
6 editions - first published in 1938 DAISY -
Another Important Book
6 editions - first published in 1999 DAISY -
Goodnight Moon 123: A Counting Book
6 editions - first published in 2007 -
Christmas in the Barn
6 editions - first published in 1952 -
When the wind blew
6 editions - first published in 1937 -
The Sailor Dog
6 editions - first published in 1953 Borrow -
The little island
6 editions - first published in 1946 DAISY -
Fox Eyes
5 editions - first published in 1951 -
The Dream Book
5 editions - first published in 1950 -
Four fur feet
5 editions - first published in 1961 -
Noisy book
5 editions - first published in 1939 DAISY -
Seven stories about a cat named Sneakers: seven stories about a cat
5 editions - first published in 1955 -
Little Donkey Close Your Eyes
5 editions - first published in 1995 DAISY -
The Little Island
5 editions - first published in 1946 -
The Little Scarecrow Boy
5 editions - first published in 1998 Checked out -
The train to Timbuctoo
4 editions - first published in 1951 Borrow -
The diggers
4 editions - first published in 1960 -
Indoor noisy book
4 editions - first published in 1942 -
I like bugs
4 editions - first published in 1999 Borrow -
Pussy Willow
4 editions - first published in 1951 Borrow -
Little chicken
4 editions - first published in 1943 -
Wheel on the chimney
4 editions - first published in 1954 -
Child's good morning
4 editions - first published in 1952 DAISY -
Country noisy book
4 editions - first published in 1940 DAISY -
Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself
3 editions - first published in 1952 -
Goodnight Moon Board Book and Slippers
3 editions - first published in 1997 -
Big Red Barn Big Book
3 editions - first published in 1989 -
The seashore noisy book
3 editions - first published in 1941 DAISY -
Sleepy ABC
3 editions - first published in 1953 DAISY -
The noon balloon
3 editions - first published in 1952 -
The quiet noisy book
3 editions - first published in 1950 -
The little brass band
3 editions - first published in 1955 -
The golden sleepy book
3 editions - first published in 1948 -
The summer noisy book
3 editions - first published in 1951 Borrow -
The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin
3 editions - first published in 2003 -
Don't Frighten the Lion!
3 editions - first published in 1942 DAISY -
The little cowboy
3 editions - first published in 1948 Borrow -
Young kangaroo
3 editions - first published in 1955 Borrow -
Red light, green light
3 editions - first published in 1944 Borrow -
The winter noisy book
3 editions - first published in 1947 DAISY -
Graded Assessment in Mathematics (Graded Assessment in Mathematics)
3 editions - first published in 1992 -
A Margaret Wise Brown Gift Set: The Runaway Bunny & Goodnight Moon
2 editions - first published in 2001 -
The moon shines down
2 editions - first published in 2008 -
Goodnight Moon Lap
2 editions - first published in 2007 -
Home for a Bunny
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
El Gran Granero Rojo
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Little Fur Family
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Little Fur Family
2 editions - first published in 2005 DAISY -
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Baby Socks
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
Goodnight Moon 123/Buenas noches, Luna 123: A Counting Book/Un libro para contar
2 editions - first published in 2007 -
The Friendly Book
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Je Vais Me Sauver
2 editions - first published in 2000 -
Goodnight Moon
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
The Golden Sleepy Book (A Golden Classic)
2 editions - first published in 2004 -
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Nightlight
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Dream Book, The
2 editions - first published in 1991 Borrow -
Goodnight Moon Book and CD (Share a Story)
2 editions - first published in 2006 -
The Wonderful House (A Golden Classic)
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition
2 editions - first published in 2005 -
John Speirs' Margaret Wise Brown treasury: 14 classic stories and poems.
2 editions - first published in 1994 Borrow -
The Runaway Bunny Book and CD (Share a Story)
2 editions - first published in 2006 -
Goodnight Moon Big Book
2 editions - first published in 2007 -
Big & Little
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
Sleepy Little Lion
2 editions - first published in 1976 -
Goodnight Moon- Reading Chest
2 editions - first published in 1984 -
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Bunny
2 editions - first published in 2005 -
Over the Moon: A Collection of First Books: Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and My World
2 editions - first published in 2006 -
The Little Island
2 editions - first published in 1946 -
Seven Little Postmen
2 editions - first published in 1952 -
Bumble bugs and elephants: a big and little book
2 editions - first published in 1938 -
A child is born
2 editions - first published in 2000 Borrow -
My world of color
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
Brer Rabbit
2 editions - first published in 1941 -
The friendly book
2 editions - first published in 1954 -
Baby animals
2 editions - first published in 1941 Read -
The fish with the deep sea smile: stories and poems for reading to young children
2 editions - first published in 1938 -
Bunny's noisy book
2 editions - first published in 2000 -
Mouse of my heart: a treasury of sense and nonsense
2 editions - first published in 2001 Borrow -
The whispering rabbit
2 editions - first published in 1965 Borrow
Margaret Wise Brown
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Accessible book,
Juvenile fiction,
Rabbits,
Animals,
In library,
Bedtime,
Cats,
Children's poetry, American,
Stories in rhyme,
Children's stories, American,
American poetry,
Christmas,
Juvenile poetry,
Dogs,
Poetry,
Sound,
Spanish language materials,
Mother and child,
Christmas stories,
Color,
Family life,
French language materials,
Night
Places
People
Time
Links (outside Open Library)
Alternative names
- Golden MacDonald
- Juniper Sage
- Timothy Hay
History Created April 1, 2008 · 13 revisions
| June 15, 2016 | Edited by Hemanth Kumar | Edited without comment. |
| July 8, 2014 | Edited by AnandBot | Undo author merge 48060524 |
| May 17, 2014 | Edited by Shelia Chamberlin | merge authors |
| June 6, 2011 | Edited by Bev Dittberner | corrected death date |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |