Margaret Wise Brown - Wikipedia
Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910 – November 13, 1952) was an American writer of children's books, including Goodnight Moon (1947) and The Runaway Bunny (1942), both illustrated by Clement Hurd. She has been called "the laureate of the nursery" for her achievements.
Goodnight Moon - Wikipedia
Goodnight Moon is an American children's book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. It was published on September 3, 1947, and is a highly acclaimed bedtime story. This book is the second in Brown and Hurd's "classic series," which also includes The Runaway Bunny and My World.
Margaret Wise Brown, Author of Goodnight Moon
Jun 24, 2017 · Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910 – November 13, 1952) was a prolific American author and editor of children’s books, best known for Goodnight Moon (1947) and The Runaway Bunny (1942). Margaret grew up in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, the middle of three children whose well-to-do parents made no secret of their unhappy marriage.
The Radical Woman Behind “Goodnight Moon” - The New Yorker
Jan 31, 2022 · In 1947, Brown published what is now her most famous book, “Goodnight Moon.” The action in this spare, poetic story about a bunny at bedtime is slow-moving, and the scene never really changes.
'Goodnight Moon' Author Margaret Wise Brown Was No Old Lady ... - NPR
Jan 22, 2017 · Margaret Wise Brown is the author of beloved children's books such as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. She died suddenly at age 42, leaving behind a body of unpublished work.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown - Goodreads
Goodnight Moon is an American children's book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. It was published on September 3, 1947, and is a highly acclaimed bedtime story. It features a bunny saying "good night" to everything around: "Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon.
The Surprising Ingenuity Behind “Goodnight Moon” - Smithsonian Magazine
Jan 26, 2017 · Author Margaret Wise Brown, subject of a new biography, based Goodnight Moon on her own childhood ritual of saying goodnight to the toys and other objects in the nursery she shared with her...
'Goodnight Moon' by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd is 75 - NPR
Sep 3, 2022 · Written by Margaret Wise Brown, with illustrations by Clement Hurd, the picture book, which has sold more than 40 million copies since its publication on Sept. 3, 1947, wins its readers...
Margaret Wise Brown | Children's Literature
Welcome to our publisher's page for Margaret Wise Brown, beloved author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, as well as hundreds more books, poems, and songs. Explore her books, songs, and poems to rediscover an old treasure or find a new favorite.
“Goodnight Moon” Author Margaret Wise Brown’s Radical and …
Dec 12, 2022 · Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910–November 13, 1952) lived her life on her own terms and died, far too young, kicking her leg up can-can style out of a hospital bed, leaving behind Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny and a hundred — hundred! — more beloved children’s books and some devastatingly beautiful poems. She was unapologetically ...