Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened By The MoonHarperCollins, 16 okt 2018 - 366 pagina's "Leonard S. Marcus... has masterfully written about a fascinating woman who in her short life changed literature for the very young. I was throroughly enchanted."--Eric Carle Nearly fifty years after her sudden death at the age of forty-two, Margaret Wise Brown remains a legend and an enigma. Author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and dozens of other children's classics, Brown all but invented the picture book as we know it today. Combining poetic instinct with a profound empathy for small children, she understood a child's need for security, love, and a sense of being at home in the world. Yet, these were comforts that had eluded her. Her sparkling presence and her unparalleled success as a legendary children's book author masked an insecurity that left her restless and vulnerable. In this authoritative and moving biography, Leonard S. Marcus, who had access to never-before-published letters and family papers, portrays Brown's complex character and her tragic, seesaw life. Colorful, thoughtful, and insightful, Margaret Wise Brown is both a portrayal of a woman whose stories still speak to millions and a portrait of New York in the 1930s and 1940s, when the literary world blossomed and made history. |
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... feeling. This power of enhancing and ennobling life was felt by all who knew her. EDMUND WILSON ON, EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY, The Shores of Light speak naturally,” observed Margaret Wise brown, author of Goodnight Moon and other classics ...
... feeling sullen and furious. It was with utter surprise and gratitude next morning that she found that Christmas presents and a beautifully decorated tree had nonetheless appeared during the night.12 Both parents were cautious about ...
... feel at a disadvantage in the struggle for their parents ' affections . There were Robert Brown's frequent absences , his more than occasionally absent manner when home , and the added strain his comings and goings placed on Margaret's ...
... feel ready to enter heartily into the life of the school ? " Yes , I do . " 35 The focal point of the Hollins campus was the quadrangle formed of ambling three - story red brick neo - classical buildings softened by touches of white ...
... feeling of attachment that, ironically, remained a good deal more elusive when she was actually at home. Margaret, who continued to be known by her Dana Hall nickname, “Tim,” nonetheless soon acquired a reputation around campus as an ...
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5 | |
Bank Street and Beyond | |
Everywhere and Somewhere | |
Other Houses Other Worlds | |
In the Great Green Room | |
Graver Cadences | |
The Fidget Wheels of Time | |
Acknowledgments | |
Index | |
Also by Leonard S Marcus | |