Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (died 1952)

Margaret Wise Brown

American writer of children's books (1910–1952)

Margaret Wise Brown was an American writer of children's books, including Goodnight Moon (1947) and The Runaway Bunny (1942), both illustrated by Clement Hurd. She has been called "the laureate of the nursery" for her achievements. Besides her real name, she also used the…