And Margaret Wise Brown is one of my all-time favorites!” “The author made Margaret Wise Brown such a horrible character in this book.

This particular comment isn’t meant for my eyes-the fault lies with me in seeking it out, not its author in expressing their opinion. In this, I’m a bit like Margaret herself, who by all accounts was like most writers: insecure about her work and hungry for approval. Knowing better, I go looking for early reviews on sites like NetGalley and Goodreads. Now, a reader has suggested I’m besmirching her memory.Īs authors, we’re told to avoid looking at reader reviews, but in the tenth month of a pandemic during which I’ve given birth, facing anxiety about the reception of a novel that took years to write and research and will be published into a still-shuttered world-my local bookstore permanently closed, my human contact limited-I find myself searching for proof the book can touch people.

My novel The Upstairs House features the children’s author Margaret Wise Brown and presents her as simultaneously endearing and problematic. There it is, on my computer screen: The first of the responses I knew would come. True poetry about perceiving the world around us.“This is not the Margaret Wise Brown I know from her books.” “Rekindles the sense of wonder we were born with. Chosen as a “Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children” by the American National Education Association. The text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee,” said Kirkus.

What’s most important about many familiar things–like rain and wind, apples and daisies–is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book resonates long after it’s closed. What is the most important thing about a spoon? The fact that you can eat with it? What about an apple? Or a shoe? This book helps curious preschoolers notice important details about their everyday surroundings, like daisies are white, rain is wet, and a spoon is used for eating. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be. Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny, asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. You can read this before The Important Book PDF full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Important Book written by Margaret Wise Brown which was published in May 19th 1999. Brief Summary of Book: The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown

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