Margaret Wise Brownauthor profile |
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| born | May 23, 1910 |
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| died | November 13, 1952 |
| gender | female |
| place of birth | Pomfret, Connecticut, United States |
| genre | Children's Books |
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about this author
Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died over 45 years ago, her books still sell very well. Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading. She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them. She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which ...more |
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quotes by Margaret Wise Brown
"Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere."
— Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition)
— Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition)
"When the groundhog casts his shadow
And the small birds sing
And the pussywillows happen
And the sun shines warm
And when the peepers peep
Then it is Spring
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— Margaret Wise Brown
And the small birds sing
And the pussywillows happen
And the sun shines warm
And when the peepers peep
Then it is Spring
"
— Margaret Wise Brown












