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Margaret Wise Brown

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(1910 - 1952)

Margaret Wise Brown

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



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All the Families (2013)

Animal families are similar to human families.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Gabriel Alborozo

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Animals in the Snow (1995)

When it snows the animals stay in their homes, when the sun comes out they come out to play and when it finally melts - it’s Spring!

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Carol Schwartz

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Animals, Plants and Machines (1944)

An elementary school reader from the Our Growing World series. Contains an early version of Goodnight Moon.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Edith Newlin
Illustrator(s): Clare Bice

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Another Here and Now Story Book (1937)

A collection of stories aimed at children of certain ages.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Edith Thacher Hurd
Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Rosalie Slocum

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Another Important Book (1999)

Rhymes and pictures illustrate how a child grows from one to six.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Chris Raschka

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Around the World We Go (2012)

Sing, dance and play with children from around the world.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Christine Tappin

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Away in My Airplane (2013)

A poetical flight through the air.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Henry Fisher

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Baby Animals (1941)

Children love to play with baby animals.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Mary Cameron

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Baby Animals (1989)

A classic bedtime story--out of print for over 40 years--returns, newly illustrated by Caldecott Honor Book winner Susan Jeffers.

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

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The Bad Little Duckhunter (1947)

Nature conspires to thwart the bad little duckhunter.

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

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The Big Fur Secret (1944)

A story about a trip to the zoo.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Robert de Veyrac

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Big Red Barn (1954)

A day on the farm.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Rosella Hartman

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Big Red Barn (1989)

The farm animals live in the big red barn.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Felicia Bond

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Black and White (1944)

Once there was a Welshman, who liked everything black, until one day in a dream a wonderful snowman arrived.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Charles G. Shaw

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Brer Rabbit: Stories from Uncle Remus (1941)

Twenty-four famous tales of Br’er Rabbit, his friends and his enemies.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Joel Chandler Harris
Illustrator(s): Victor Dowling
A. B. Frost

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Bumble Bugs and Elephants: A Big and Little Book (1938)

A book to be read from the pictures. Read online at archive.org.

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

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Bunny’s Noisy Book (2000)

A baby bunny hears the sounds of his world.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Lisa McCue

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A Child Is Born (2000)

A poetic description of the Nativity.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Floyd Cooper

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The Children’s Year (1937)

Verses and pictures of year-round activities.

Author(s): Y. Lacôte
Illustrator(s): Rojan

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