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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
by Margaret Wise Brown 39 editions - first published in 1947
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The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown 33 editions - first published in 1942
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The Dead Bird
by Margaret Wise Brown 15 editions - first published in 1958
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My World: A Companion to Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown 12 editions - first published in 1949
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A child's good night book
by Margaret Wise Brown 12 editions - first published in 1943
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The golden egg book
by Margaret Wise Brown 12 editions - first published in 1947
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The color kittens: a child's first book about colors.
by Margaret Wise Brown 11 editions - first published in 1949
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Nibble nibble: poems for children
by Margaret Wise Brown 10 editions - first published in 1959
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A Pussycat's Christmas
by Margaret Wise Brown 9 editions - first published in 1949
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Big Red Barn
by Margaret Wise Brown 9 editions - first published in 1956
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The Little Fir Tree
by Margaret Wise Brown 9 editions - first published in 1954
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Little fur family
by Margaret Wise Brown 9 editions - first published in 1946
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On Christmas Eve
by Margaret Wise Brown 9 editions - first published in 1961
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Home for a Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown 9 editions - first published in 1956
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Two little trains
by Margaret Wise Brown 8 editions - first published in 1949
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Wait Till the Moon Is Full
by Margaret Wise Brown 8 editions - first published in 1948
I Like Stars
by Margaret Wise Brown 7 editions - first published in 1998
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The Important Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 7 editions - first published in 1949
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David's Little Indian: a story.
by Margaret Wise Brown 7 editions - first published in 1956
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Where have you been?
by Margaret Wise Brown 7 editions - first published in 1952
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The little fireman
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1938
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Another Important Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1999
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The Sailor Dog
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1953
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When the wind blew
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1937
Christmas in the Barn
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1952
Goodnight Moon 123: A Counting Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 2007
The little island
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1946
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Margaret Wise Brown's Wonderful Storybook
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1948
Noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 6 editions - first published in 1939
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Fox Eyes
by Margaret Wise Brown 5 editions - first published in 1951
Little Donkey Close Your Eyes
by Margaret Wise Brown 5 editions - first published in 1995
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The Little Scarecrow Boy
by Margaret Wise Brown 5 editions - first published in 1998
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The Little Island
by Golden MacDonald, Margaret Wise Brown 5 editions - first published in 1946
Seven stories about a cat named Sneakers: seven stories about a cat
by Margaret Wise Brown 5 editions - first published in 1955
The Dream Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 5 editions - first published in 1950
Four fur feet
by Margaret Wise Brown 5 editions - first published in 1961
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The train to Timbuctoo
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1951
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The diggers
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1960
Indoor noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1942
I like bugs
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1999
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Pussy Willow
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1951
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Child's good morning
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1952
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Country noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1940
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Wheel on the chimney
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1954
Little chicken
by Margaret Wise Brown 4 editions - first published in 1943
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Goodnight Moon Board Book and Slippers
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1997
Big Red Barn Big Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1989
The seashore noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1941
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Sleepy ABC
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1953
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The noon balloon
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1952
The little brass band
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1955
The golden sleepy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1948
The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 2003
Don't Frighten the Lion!
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1942
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Young kangaroo
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1955
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Red light, green light
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1944
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The winter noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1947
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Graded Assessment in Mathematics (Graded Assessment in Mathematics)
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1992
The quiet noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1950
The little cowboy
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1948
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The summer noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1951
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Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself
by Margaret Wise Brown 3 editions - first published in 1952
A Margaret Wise Brown Gift Set: The Runaway Bunny & Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2001
Goodnight Moon Lap
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2007
Home for a Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2003
El Gran Granero Rojo
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2003
Little Fur Family
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2003
Little Fur Family
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2005
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Goodnight Moon Board Book & Baby Socks
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2002
Goodnight Moon 123/Buenas noches, Luna 123: A Counting Book/Un libro para contar
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2007
The Golden Sleepy Book (A Golden Classic)
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2004
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Nightlight
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2003
The Wonderful House (A Golden Classic)
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2003
Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2005
John Speirs' Margaret Wise Brown treasury: 14 classic stories and poems.
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1994
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Goodnight Moon Big Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2007
Big & Little
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2002
Sleepy Little Lion
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1976
Goodnight Moon- Reading Chest
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1984
Goodnight Moon Board Book & Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2005
Over the Moon: A Collection of First Books: Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and My World
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2006
The Little Island
by Leonard Weisgard, Margaret Wise Brown, Golden MacDonald 2 editions - first published in 1946
Seven Little Postmen
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1952
Bumble bugs and elephants: a big and little book
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1938
My world of color
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2002
Brer Rabbit
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1941
The friendly book
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1954
Baby animals
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1941
The fish with the deep sea smile: stories and poems for reading to young children
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1938
Bunny's noisy book
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2000
The whispering rabbit
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1965
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Willie's Adventures: three stories
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1954
Shhhhhh Bang: A Whispering Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1943
Wonderful story book
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1948
The wonderful house
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1950
The Little Island
by Golden MacDonald, Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1993
Goodnight Moon Room: A Pop-Up Book
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1984
Big Red Barn (rpkg)
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1989
Once upon a time in a pigpen and three other stories
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 1980
Goodnight Moon Book and CD (Share a Story)
by Margaret Wise Brown 2 editions - first published in 2006

Places

Moon, United States

People

Jesus Christ

Time

contemporary

Links (outside Open Library)

VIAF: 39374476
Wikidata: Q5970117
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Alternative names

Golden MacDonald
Juniper Sage
Timothy Hay

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History Created April 1, 2008 · 14 revisions Download catalog record: RDF / JSON

March 31, 2017	Edited by Clean Up Bot	add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 15, 2016	Edited by Hemanth Kumar	Edited without comment.
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May 17, 2014	Edited by Shelia Chamberlin	merge authors
April 1, 2008	Created by an anonymous user	initial import