Margaret Wise Brown於1910年出生於紐約，在學校時主修兒童行為及教育。1932年畢業後便從事教學及童書的創作，她可以算是兒童文學及幼兒教育的先驅。從1938年-1952年這段時間，以她對兒童每日生活經驗的細心觀察，再加上其獨特的眼光，以兒童的觀點去著眼，大量的創作童書。這段期間她出版了一百多本的童書，其中比較著名的作品如：The Noisy Book(1939)、Runaway Bunny(1942)、Goodnight Moon(1947)，在1947年時，The Little Island更為她拿下了Caldecott的大獎！
在1952年時前往法國旅行的時候，因病情快速惡化而突然去世。那時她才42歲。Margaret Wise Brown was born on May 23, 1910 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.Having known her father's side of the family more than her mother's, Margaret grew up with the Northern ideals of a hard working family (Marcus, Margaret Wise Brown 8). Her grandfather, B. Gratz Brown "had been one of the nation's most progressive leaders during the Civil War and served Missouri as a United States Senator and as governor" (8). While Brown's family was wealthy, they were frugal with their earnings (11). This constant attention to financial concern did not allow Brown to have a close relationship with her parents.After college, Brown was unsure of her life's ambition. To discover what she wanted to do, Brown experimented with teaching, studying art, and working in many different service oriented jobs.In 1938, Brown became an editor of William R. Scott Publishing Company. After a year of hard work, four of Brown's books reached the market ("Brown, Margaret Wise" 16). The first book that Brown wrote while working, as an editor was The Noisy Book Series, which was illustrated by Leonard Weisgard (12). ……….<>
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