The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown

The Important Thing about Margaret Wise BrownAn exceptional picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, the legendary author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and other beloved children's classics, that's as groundbreaking as the icon herself was from award winning, bestselling author Mac Barnett and acclaimed illustrator Sarah Jacoby. "What is important about Margaret Wise Brown? In forty two inspired pages, this biography artfully plays with form and language to vivdly bring to life one

He sips-- never slobbers

or which animal the Ancient Egyptians thought rolled the Sun across the sky

Roosevelt from a desperate family during the Great Depression

This striking book won't fail to excite budding geologists

North America

and the Executive Order limiting the hours of the federal work day

Learn about famous ballets such as Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake as you turn the pages

"The big city sure is a speedy

followed by individual illustrations of the animals and plants that make their homes there

you'll learn how this unique African American art form started in New Orleans

When she discovers a forgotten Jewish cemetery behind her aunt's cottage

she realizes that stories from all three places make her who she is