![]() ![]() I really did not realize the extent to which she was involved in publishing, and that she was a prolific author under a variety of pseudonyms. She entered the new field of children’s publishing, writing and editing children’s books in New York. At Hollins, her academic success was minimal and she ended up leaving. What she learned paints a broader picture of this famous children’s author, and certainly widened my lense.īrown was born into a life of privilege, and attended prestigious boarding schools before enrolling at Hollins College in Virginia. Gary discovered a trunk full of letters, poems, songs and manuscripts by Brown in Brown’s sister Roberta’s attic, and spent years cataloging and studying them. ![]() The life of Margaret Wise Brown, known especially for writing the children’s classics Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny, is the subject of Amy Gary’s new book. ![]()
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