Margaret Wise Brown

“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.“

  • Name: Margaret Wise Brown
  • Born: May 23, 1910
  • Died: November 13, 1952
  • From: Brooklyn, NY
  • Pronouns: She/Her
  • Occupation: American writer
  • Known For: Brown wrote Goodnight Moon.
  • Interesting Fact: Brown was also known to engage in beagling, a hunting sport where beagles are used to find hares and rabbits.
Margaret Wise Brown

Margaret Wise Brown is a children’s book author most famously known for her children’s book Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Brown used the pen names Timothy Hay, Golden MacDonald and Juniper Sage. Most of her books were illustrated by Clement Hurd.  

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