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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... wanted to make a similar trip abroad in their mid-twenties, their father was hesitant, fearing that family history might repeat itself.) Violet Brown moved to Manhattan about the same time that Robert and Maude came East. She had always ...
... wanted a doll; they preferred action toys like Gratz's train set and the toy steamer they discovered one year hidden in the closet in its holiday wrappings and secretly launched in the tub before repacking it in hopes their parents ...
... wanted to seesaw, or one or more who wanted to stand at the middle and jump up and down. A joggling board was a leveler: two players jumping together on the quavering platform could compete to see who would last longer. Margaret, a ...
... wanted to call attention to herself in that particular way is a matter for speculation . She was the middle child , and middle children often feel at a disadvantage in the struggle for their parents ' affections . There were Robert ...
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Inhoudsopgave
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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 | |