The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
An 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 of greatest children’s book creators who ever lived: Margaret Wise Brown. Illustrated with sumptuous art by rising star Sarah Jacoby, this is essential reading for book lovers of every age.
Reviews
renee badenoch@restingbookface
This book is amazing--It's a poetic, love-laden, ecstatic celebration of the life and works of Margaret Wise Brown. The illustrations are simply gorgeous, and share the text's obvious fondness for its subject. Having said all of that, it feels a LOT more like a book for adults who love children's literature than a book for children. Especially when Mac Barnett directly asks the reader questions about their opinions about what books should be for young readers. "Do you think that if life is sometimes scary that books should sometimes be scary?" It felt a bit contrived and condescending. I have a hard time imagining a kid loving this book as much as me, a children's librarian.