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Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910 - Nov. 13 1952) 

Children's Book Author

Welcome, I have been a fan of Margaret Wise Brown's work  from the time I received my very first book at the age of 5. The book was Mister Dog, a Little Golden Book,  Illustrated by Garth Williams. If you are a fan of Margaret Wise Brown's work, I hope you will enjoy the information I have gathered here.                        

 Bev Dittberner

Little Fur Family. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper Brothers, 1946. Here bound in New Zealand rabbit fur. At the time of publication this edition was $1.50. Two copies were bound in Mink, then valued at $15.00 each. Today the rabbit fur edition is valued between $800 - $1500, depending on condition and if it includes the original box.

Read more about collecting books by Margaret Wise Brown HERE

Brief Biographical information

Born: May 23, 1910Place: Greenpoint Brooklyn, New YorkParents:  

  • Father:  Robert Bruce Brown, was Vice President of  the American Manufacturing Company. 
  • Mother: Maude Johnson Brown, was from Virginia.
Siblings:  
  • Brother (2 years older), Benjamin Gratz, Jr. (named after his paternal grandfather)
  • Sister (2 years younger), Roberta Brown Rauch 
Pets: In an article reprinted here Margaret said "I had thirty-six rabbits, two squirrels--one bit me and dropped dead--a collie dog, two Peruvian guinea pigs, a Belgian hare, and seven fish and a wild robin who came back every spring." When Margaret was an adult she had a Kerry Blue Terrier named Crispin's Crispian. The dog in Mister Dog was named Crispin's Crispian.Education: 
  1. 1923: Lausanne, Switzerland, 
  2. 1926: Dana Hall in Wellesley, Mass. 
  3. 1928: Entered Hollins College, Virginia    
Work:
  1. 1935: Bank Street Cooperative School for student teachers.
  2. 1937: Began her writing career with the publication of When the Wind Blew.
  3. 1937 - 1952  Published over 100 picture books for children.

Died: November 13, 1952 in Nice, France from an embolism following a minor operation. 

Animals, Plants and Machines. Written with Lucy Sprague Mitchell. Illustrated by Clare Bice. Boston, New York: D. C. Heath & Co., 1944.

Baby Animals. Illustrated by Mary Cameron. New York: Random House, 1941.

The Bad Little Duckhunter. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: W. R. Scott, 1947.

Big Dog, Little Dog. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1943.

The Big Fur Secret. Illustrated by Robert de Veyrac. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.

Big Red Barn. Illustrated by Rosella Hartman. New York: W. R. Scott, 1956.

Black and White. Illustrated by Charles G. Shaw. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.

Bumble Bugs and Elephants: A Big and Little Book. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: W. R. Scott, 1938.

A Child's Good Morning. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1952.

A Child's Good Night Book. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1943.

Christmas in the Barn. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1952.

The Color Kittens. Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1949.

Country Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1940.

The Dark Wood of the Golden Birds. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.

David's Little Indian. Illustrated by Remy Charlip. New York: W. R. Scott, 1956.

The Dead Bird. Illustrated by Remy Charlip. New York: W. R. Scott, 1958.

The Diggers. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961.

Doctor Squash, The Doll Doctor. Illustrated by J. P. Miller. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952.

Don't Frighten the Lion! Illustrated by H. A. Rey. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1942.

The Dream Book: First Comes the Dream. Illustrated by Richard Floethe. New York: Random House, 1950.

The Duck. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953; London: Harvill Press, 1953.

Farm and City. Written with Lucy Sprague Mitchell. Illustrated by Anne Fleur. Boston, New York: D. C. Heath & Co., 1944.

The First Story. Illustrated by Marc Simont. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947.

The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile. Illustrated by Roberta Rauch. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1938.

Five Little Firemen. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1948.

Four Fur Feet. Illustrated by Remy Charlip. New York: W. R. Scott, 1961.

Fox Eyes. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: Pantheon Books, 1951; London: Collins, 1979.

The Friendly Book. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954.

The Golden Birthday Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Racine, Wis.: Western Publishing Co., 1989.

The Golden Egg Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1947.

The Golden Sleepy Book. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1948.

Goodnight Moon. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947; Kingswood, Surrey: World's Work, 1975.

The Hidden House. Illustrated by Aaron Fine. New York: Holt, 1953.

Home for a Bunny. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1956; London: Hamyln, 1961.

Horses. Written as Timothy Hay. Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff (as Wag). New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.

The House of a Hundred Windows. Illustrated by Robert de Veyrac. New York and London: Hatper & Brothers, 1945.

I Like Bugs (Road to Reading. Mile 1). Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Golden Books Pub. Co. Inc., 1999)

I Like Stars (Road to Reading. Mile 1). Illustrated by Joan Paley. Golden Books Pub. Co. Inc, 1998.

The Important Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.

Indoor Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1942.

The Little Brass Band. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955.

Little Chicken. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1943.

The Little Cowboy. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: W. R. Scott, 1949.

The Little Farmer. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: W. R. Scott, 1948.

Little Fat Policeman. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950.

Little Fir Tree. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1954.

The Little Fireman. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: W. R. Scott, 1938.

The Little Fisherman: A Fish Story. Illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar. New York: W. R. Scott, 1945.

Little Frightened Tiger. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1953.

Little Fur Family. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946.

Little Indian. Illustrated by Richard Scarry. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954; London: Golden Pleasure Books, 1964.

The Little Island. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1946.

Little Lost Lamb. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1945.

Little Pig's Picnic, and Other Stories. Illustrated by the Walt Disney Studio. Boston: D. C. Heath & Co., 1939.

The Man in the Manhole and the Fix-It Men. Written as Juniper Sage, with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Bill Ballantine. New York: W. R. Scott, 1946.

Mister Dog; The Dog Who Belonged to Himself. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952; London: Muller, 1954.

My World. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.

Nibble Nibble: Poems for Children. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1959.

Night and Day. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1942.

The Noisy Bird Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1943.

The Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1939.

The Noon Balloon. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952.

O, Said the Squirrel. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). London: Harvill Press, 1950.

On Christmas Eve. Illustrated by Beni Montresor. New York: W. R. Scott, 1961; London: Collins, 1963.

Once Upon a Time in a Pigpen, and Three Other Stories. Illustrated by Ann Strugnell. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1980; London: Hutchinson, 1981.

The Peppermint Family. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1950.

The Polite Penguin. Illustrated by H. A. Rey. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1941.

The Poodle and the Sheep. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1941.

Pussy Willow. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952.

A Pussycat's Christmas. Illustrated by Helen Stone. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1949.

The Quiet Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1950.

Red Light Green Light. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1944.

The Runaway Bunny. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1942.

The Sailor Dog. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953; London: Muller, 1954.

The Seashore Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1941.

Seven Little Postmen. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952.

Seven Stories about a Cat Named Sneakers. Illustrated by Jean Chariot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1955.

SHHhhhh . . . BANG: a whispering book. Illustrated by Robert de Veyrac. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1943.

Sleepy ABC. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1953.

The Sleepy Little Lion. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947; London: Harvill Press, 1960.

The Steamroller. Illustrated by Evaline Ness. New York: Walker, 1974.

The Streamlined Pig. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1938.

The Summer Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951.

They All Saw It. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.

Three Little Animals. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.

The Train to Timbuctoo. Illustrated by Art Seiden. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951; London: Muller, 1952.

Two Little Gardeners. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Gertrude Elliott. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951.

Two Little Miners. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Richard Scarry. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1949.

Two Little Trains. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1949.

Wait Till the Moon Is Full. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948.

Wheel on the Chimney. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1954.

When the Wind Blew. Illustrated by Rosalie Slocum. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1937.

Where Have You Been? Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1952.

The Whispering Rabbit, and Other Stories. Illustrated by Garth Williams and Lillian Obligado. New York: Golden Press, 1965.

Whistle for the Train. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1956.

Willie's Adventures: Three Stories. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson. New York: W. R. Scott, 1954.

Willie's Walk to Grandmama. Written with Rockbridge Campbell. Illustrated by Lucienne Bloch. New York: W. R. Scott, 1944.

The Winter Noisy Book. Illustrated by Charles G. Shaw. New York: W. R. Scott, 1947.

The Wonderful House. Illustrated by J. P. Miller. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950; London: Muller, 1950.

Wonderful Story Book. Illustrated by J. P. Miller. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1948.

Young Kangaroo. Illustrated by Symeon Shimin. New York: W. R. Scott, 1955; Kingswood, Surrey: World's Work, 1959.