Margaret Wise Brown Paperback - 1999
by Leonard S. Marcus
Forty years after her death, the author of the classics "Runaway Bunny" and "Goodnight Moon" remains a legendary figure in the world of literature and an enigma to many who knew her. This vivid biography offers a thoughtful portrait of this complex woman. of photos.
From the rear cover
Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon and dozens of other children's classics, all but invented the picture book as we know it today. Combining poetic instinct with a profound empathy for small children, she knew of a child's need for security, love, and a sense of being at home in the worldand she brought that unique tenderness to the page.
Yet these were comforts that eluded her. Brown's youthful presence and professional successas an editor, bestselling author, and self-styled impresariomasked an insecurity that left her restless and vulnerable. In this moving biography, Marcus portrays Brown's complex character and her tragic, seesaw life. Her literary achievement and groundbreaking discoveries about small children's emotional needs were offset by tormented romances including a passionate relationship with Michael Strange, the celebrity socialite once married to John Barrymore.
Details
- Title Margaret Wise Brown
- Author Leonard S. Marcus
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st ed
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-09-22
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780688171889 / 0688171885
- Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 8.89 x 5.51 x 0.98 in (22.58 x 14.00 x 2.49 cm)
- Reading level 1280
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Authors, American - 20th century - Biography, Children's literature - Authorship
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99037202
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 48
- New York Times, 03/19/2000, Page 28
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