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Brown, Margaret Wise 1910-1952

Overview
Works:589 works in 1,969 publications in 26 languages and 126,412 library holdings
Genres:Picture books for children  Children's stories  Stories in rhyme  Japanese language materials  Spanish language materials  Children's films  Big books  Children's poetry  Children's stories, American  Sea stories 
Roles:Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, Illustrator
Classifications:pz7.b8163, 811.52
Most widely held works by Margaret Wise Brown
Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
206 editions published between 1947 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 5,015 libraries worldwide
Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.
The runaway bunny by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
129 editions published between 1942 and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 4,176 libraries worldwide
A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him.
Big red barn by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
40 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 2,689 libraries worldwide
Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.
Two little trains by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
23 editions published between 1949 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 2,155 libraries worldwide
Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug, on their way West.
My world by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
31 editions published between 1949 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,948 libraries worldwide
A little bunny delights in all the familiar things in his daily life.
The golden egg book by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
43 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,919 libraries worldwide
A Bunny finds an egg with something moving inside of it, and when a baby duck pecks his way out of the egg, the two animals become friends.
On Christmas Eve by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
22 editions published between 1938 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,874 libraries worldwide
Unable to sleep on Christmas Eve, four children creep downstairs to see the tree, their stockings, their wrapped gifts, and to hear the singing of the carolers.
The little scarecrow boy by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
13 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and held by 1,791 libraries worldwide
Early one morning, a little scarecrow whose father warns him that he is not fierce enough to frighten a crow goes out into the cornfield alone.
A pussycat's Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
21 editions published between 1949 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,767 libraries worldwide
Pussycat knows Christmas is coming, plays in the snow, and watches the Christmas preparations.
Christmas in the barn by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
21 editions published between 1952 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,754 libraries worldwide
Lyrical text relates the birth of a child in a barn among the animals, with illustrations which depict the barn and people of a twentieth-century farm.
The important book by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
14 editions published between 1949 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,748 libraries worldwide
"The important thing about The important book is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind...."--Dust cover.
A child's good night book by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
26 editions published between 1943 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,725 libraries worldwide
Animals, people, and things become quiet and sleep when night comes.
The fierce yellow pumpkin by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,558 libraries worldwide
A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens away the field mice as the scarecrow does.
Another important book by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
6 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and held by 1,546 libraries worldwide
Illustrations and simple rhyming text describe how a child grows from ages one through six.
The little fir tree by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
10 editions published between 1954 and 2005 in English and Japanese and held by 1,460 libraries worldwide
A lonely little fir tree, standing by itself at the edge of the forest, has its life transformed when a father takes it home to serve as a living Christmas tree for his bedridden son.
Where have you been by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
20 editions published between 1952 and 2004 in English and held by 1,426 libraries worldwide
In rhyming verse, various animals tell where they have been.
Home for a bunny by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
37 editions published between 1956 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,325 libraries worldwide
A bunny searches the spring-time forest for a home of his own.
Little fur family by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
34 editions published between 1946 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,280 libraries worldwide
The experiences of the little fur child as he investigates some other creatures of the wild wood.
Bunny's noisy book by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
10 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 1,280 libraries worldwide
A little bunny listens to noises all around him and then makes some of his own.
A child's good morning book by Margaret Wise Brown( Book )
9 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in English and Japanese and held by 1,142 libraries worldwide
As the sun rises, birds, horses, rabbits, flowers, bugs, and finally children get up to start their day.
 
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Goodnight moon
Alternative Names

Sage, Juniper

MacDonald, Golden,1910-1952

Hay, Timothy,1910-1952

Braʼun, Margareṭ Vaiz, 1910-1952
Brown, M. W. (Margaret Wise), 1910-1952
Brown, Margaret, 1910-1952
Brown, Margaret W. 1910-1952
Brown, Margaret Wise
Brown, Marguerite, 1910-1952
Brun, Marguerite, 1910-1952
Buraun, M. W., 1910-1952
Buraun, Māgaretto Waizu 1910-1952
Buraun, Mārgaretto Waizu, 1910-1952
Hay, Timothy
Hay, Timothy, 1910-1952
Macdonald, Golden
MacDonald, Golden, 1910-1952
Pseud. Hay, Timothy 1910-1952
Pseud. MacDonald, Golden 1910-1952
Pseud. Sage, Juniper 1910-1952
Pu-lang, Ma-ko-li-tʻe Huai-tzu, 1910-1952
Sage, Juniper
Wise Brown, Margaret
Wise-Brown, Margaret, 1910-1952
Wise, Margaret Brown, 1910-1952
בראון, מרגרט ויז, 1910־1952
ויז בראון, מרגרט
براون، مارجريت وايز, 1910-1952
布朗, 玛格丽特·怀兹
בראון, מרגרט ויז
Браун, Маргарет Уайз
ויז־בראון, מרגרט
براون، مارجريت وايز
Languages
English (1,458)
Japanese (89)
French (78)
Undetermined (56)
Spanish (42)
German (41)
Danish (39)
Dutch (36)
Swedish (30)
Chinese (24)
Finnish (23)
Korean (22)
No Linguistic Content (13)
Hebrew (6)
Italian (5)
Arabic (4)
Afrikaans (3)
Malay (3)
Xhosa (3)
Sign languages (2)
Papiamento (2)
Portuguese (1)
Indonesian (1)
Turkish (1)
Russian (1)
Thai (1)
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Covers
The runaway bunnyBig red barnTwo little trainsMy worldThe golden egg bookOn Christmas EveThe little scarecrow boyA pussycat's Christmas
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