Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

Before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to many different things.

The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Linda Bleck Forgotten for decades in a dusty, tucked-away trunk, The Moon Shines Down brings to life once more the unmistakable voice of Margaret Wise Brown. This soon-to-be classic allows a whole new generation of children to discover, cherish, and enjoy the artistry of this beloved author. Never before published, The Moon Shines Down on children all over the world from right next door to...

"The important thing about The important book is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind ..."--Dust cover.

Lyrical text relates the birth of a child in a barn among the animals, with illustrations which depict the barn and people of a present-day farm. Annotation. What child is this Who is born here Where the oxen Stomp and peer... When christmas in the barn was first published in 1952, it demonstrated all of Margaret Wise Brown's mastery at skillfully fashioning a truly childlike interpretation of the Nativity story. For this larger, full-color edition,...

Pussycat knows Christmas is coming, plays in the snow, and watches the Christmas preparations.

The fur child investigates other creatures in the wild woods near his home, visits his grandfather, and goes home at dark for supper and a bedtime song with his parents.

A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens away the field mice as the scarecrow does.

In rhyming verse, various animals tell where they have been.

Animals, people, and things become quiet and sleep when night comes.