Margaret Wise Brown & Her Artists Booklist

Classic Collaborations

Brown invited avant-garde artists to illustrate some of her most well-known titles. 

Bumble Bugs and Elephants, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, HarperCollins, 1938. 

A Child’s Good Night Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Jean Charlot, HarperCollins, 1943. 

The Color Kittens, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, Golden Books, 1949. 

The Golden Egg Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, Golden Books, 1947. 

Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, HarperCollins, 1947. 

The Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, HarperCollins, 1949. 

The Little Fisherman, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar, Scott, 1945. 

Little Fur Family, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, HarperCollins, 1946. 

The Little Island, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, Doubleday, 1946.  

The Noisy Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, HarperCollins, 1939. 

The Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, HarperCollins, 1942. 

Sleepy ABC, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina, HarperCollins, 1953. 

Wait Till the Moon is Full, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, HarperCollins, 1948. 

Side by Side

Many of Brown’s older titles have been re-illustrated by different artists. 

Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Rosella Hartman, Scott, 1956. 

Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Felicia Bond, HarperCollins, 1989. 

The Dead Bird, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy Charlip, Scott, 1938. 

The Dead Bird, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Christian Robinson, HarperCollins, 2016.

The Good Little Bad Little Pig, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino, Hyperion, 2002. 

The Good Little Bad Little Pig, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Loretta Schauer, Parragon, 2014. 

Nibble Nibble, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, HarperCollins, 1959. 

Nibble Nibble, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Wendell Minor, HarperCollins, 2007. 

Sleepy ABC, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina, HarperCollins, 1953. 

Sleepy ABC, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Karen Katz, HarperCollins, 2010. 

Two Little Trains, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, HarperCollins, 2001. 

Two Little Trains, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, HarperCollins, 2020. 

Where Have You Been?, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, Crowell, 1952. 

Where Have You Been?, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, HarperCollins, 2004. 

Still Inspiring

After her death in 1952, hundreds of Brown’s unpublished manuscripts were found. They continue to inspire new generations of artists.

All the Little Fathers, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Marilyn Faucher, Parragon, 2015. 

Another Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Chris Raschka, HarperCollins, 2006.  

A Child is Born, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, Hyperion, 2000. 

The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Richard Egielski, HarperCollins, 2003. 

The Find It Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Lisa Sheehan, Parragon, 2015. 

Good Day, Good Night, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Loren Long, HarperCollins, 2017. 

A Home in the Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, HarperCollins, 2018. 

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown, by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Sarah Jacoby, Balzer + Bray, 2019. 

The Little Scarecrow Boy, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by David Diaz, HarperCollins, 1998. 

North, South, East, West, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, HarperCollins, 2017. 

Only Margaret, by Candice Ransom, illustrated by Nan Lawson, Eerdmans, 2021. 

Robin’s Room, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fencher, Hyperion, 2002. 

Golden Books

Brown wrote dozens of Little Golden Books, some of the first affordable high-quality children’s books. 

The Color Kittens, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, Golden Books, 1949. 

Five Little Firemen, by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thatcher Hurd, illustrated by Tibor Gergley, Golden Books, 1949. 

The Golden Bunny Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, Golden Books, 1953. 

The Golden Egg Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, Golden Books, 1947. 

Home for a Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, Golden Books, 1956. 

Mister Dog, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, Golden Books, 1952. 

Seven Little Postmen, by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thatcher Hurd, illustrated by Tibor Gergely, Golden Books, 1952. 

The Sleepy Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, Golden Books, 1948.  

Two Little Gardeners, by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thatcher Hurd, illustrated by Gertrude Elliott, Golden Books, 1951.