Books
(Where possible, first American & British editions are listed.)
Animals, Plants and Machines. Written with Lucy Sprague Mitchell. Illustrated by Clare Bice. Boston, New York: D. C. Heath & Co., 1944.
Baby Animals. Illustrated by Mary Cameron. New York: Random House,
1941.
The Bad Little Duckhunter. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: W. R. Scott, 1947.
Big Dog, Little Dog. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1943.
The Big Fur Secret. Illustrated by Robert de Veyrac. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.
Big Red Barn. Illustrated by Rosella Hartman. New York: W. R. Scott, 1956.
Black and White. Illustrated by Charles G. Shaw. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.
Bumble Bugs and Elephants: A Big and Little Book. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: W. R. Scott, 1938.
A Child's Good Morning. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1952.
A Child's Good Night Book. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1943.
Christmas in the Barn. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1952.
The Color Kittens. Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1949.
Country Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1940.
The Dark Wood of the Golden Birds. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.
David's Little Indian. Illustrated by Remy Charlip. New York: W. R. Scott, 1956.
The Dead Bird. Illustrated by Remy Charlip. New York: W. R. Scott, 1958.
The Diggers. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961.
Doctor Squash, The Doll Doctor. Illustrated by J. P. Miller. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952.
Don't Frighten the Lion! Illustrated by H. A. Rey. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1942.
The Dream Book: First Comes the Dream. Illustrated by Richard Floethe. New York: Random House, 1950.
The Duck. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953; London: Harvill Press, 1953.
Farm and City. Written with Lucy Sprague Mitchell. Illustrated by Anne Fleur. Boston, New York: D. C. Heath & Co., 1944.
The First Story. Illustrated by Marc Simont. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947.
The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile. Illustrated by Roberta Rauch. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1938.
Five Little Firemen. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1948.
Four Fur Feet. Illustrated by Remy Charlip. New York: W. R. Scott, 1961.
Fox Eyes. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: Pantheon Books, 1951; London: Collins, 1979.
The Friendly Book. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954.
The Golden Birthday Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Racine, Wis.: Western Publishing Co., 1989.
The Golden Egg Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1947.
The Golden Sleepy Book. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1948.
Goodnight Moon. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947; Kingswood, Surrey: World's Work, 1975.
The Hidden House. Illustrated by Aaron Fine. New York: Holt, 1953.
Home for a Bunny. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1956; London: Hamyln, 1961.
Horses. Written as Timothy Hay. Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff (as Wag). New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.
The House of a Hundred Windows. Illustrated by Robert de Veyrac. New York and London: Hatper & Brothers, 1945.
I Like Bugs (Road to Reading. Mile 1). Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Golden Books Pub. Co. Inc., 1999)
I Like Stars (Road to Reading. Mile 1). Illustrated by Joan Paley. Golden Books Pub. Co. Inc, 1998.
The Important Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.
Indoor Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1942.
The Little Brass Band. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955.
Little Chicken. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1943.
The Little Cowboy. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: W. R. Scott, 1949.
The Little Farmer. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: W. R. Scott, 1948.
Little Fat Policeman. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950.
Little Fir Tree. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: T. Y.
Crowell, 1954.
The Little Fireman. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: W. R. Scott, 1938.
The Little Fisherman: A Fish Story. Illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar. New York: W. R. Scott, 1945.
Little Frightened Tiger. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1953.
Little Fur Family. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946.
Little Indian. Illustrated by Richard Scarry. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954; London: Golden Pleasure Books, 1964.
The Little Island. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1946.
Little Lost Lamb. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1945.
Little Pig's Picnic, and Other Stories. Illustrated by the Walt Disney Studio. Boston: D. C. Heath & Co., 1939.
The Man in the Manhole and the Fix-It Men. Written as Juniper Sage, with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Bill Ballantine. New York: W. R.
Scott, 1946.
Mister Dog; The Dog Who Belonged to Himself. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952; London: Muller, 1954.
My World. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949.
Nibble Nibble: Poems for Children. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1959.
Night and Day. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1942.
The Noisy Bird Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1943.
The Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1939.
The Noon Balloon. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952.
O, Said the Squirrel. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). London: Harvill Press, 1950.
On Christmas Eve. Illustrated by Beni Montresor. New York: W. R. Scott, 1961; London: Collins, 1963.
Once Upon a Time in a Pigpen, and Three Other Stories. Illustrated by Ann Strugnell. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1980; London: Hutchinson, 1981.
The Peppermint Family. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1950.
The Polite Penguin. Illustrated by H. A. Rey. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1941.
The Poodle and the Sheep. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1941.
Pussy Willow. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952.
A Pussycat's Christmas. Illustrated by Helen Stone. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1949.
The Quiet Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1950.
Red Light Green Light. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co.,
1944.
The Runaway Bunny. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1942.
The Sailor Dog. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953; London: Muller, 1954.
The Seashore Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1941.
Seven Little Postmen. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952.
Seven Stories about a Cat Named Sneakers. Illustrated by Jean Chariot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1955.
SHHhhhh . . . BANG: a whispering book. Illustrated by Robert de Veyrac. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1943.
Sleepy ABC. Illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1953.
The Sleepy Little Lion. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947; London: Harvill Press, 1960.
The Steamroller. Illustrated by Evaline Ness. New York: Walker, 1974.
The Streamlined Pig. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1938.
The Summer Noisy Book. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951.
They All Saw It. Illustrated by Camilia Koffler (as Ylla). New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1944.
Three Little Animals. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
The Train to Timbuctoo. Illustrated by Art Seiden. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951; London: Muller, 1952.
Two Little Gardeners. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Gertrude Elliott. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951.
Two Little Miners. Written with Edith Thacher Hurd. Illustrated by Richard Scarry. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1949.
Two Little Trains. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. New York: W. R. Scott, 1949.
Wait Till the Moon Is Full. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948.
Wheel on the Chimney. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1954.
When the Wind Blew. Illustrated by Rosalie Slocum. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1937.
Where Have You Been? Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1952.
The Whispering Rabbit, and Other Stories. Illustrated by Garth Williams and Lillian Obligado. New York: Golden Press, 1965.
Whistle for the Train. Written as Golden MacDonald. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1956.
Willie's Adventures: Three Stories. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson. New York: W. R. Scott, 1954.
Willie's Walk to Grandmama. Written with Rockbridge Campbell. Illustrated by Lucienne Bloch. New York: W. R. Scott, 1944.
The Winter Noisy Book. Illustrated by Charles G. Shaw. New York: W. R. Scott, 1947.
The Wonderful House. Illustrated by J. P. Miller. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950; London: Muller, 1950.
Wonderful Story Book. Illustrated by J. P. Miller. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1948.
Young Kangaroo. Illustrated by Symeon Shimin. New York: W. R. Scott, 1955; Kingswood, Surrey: World's Work, 1959.
Adaptations and Translations
Brer Rabbit: Stories from Uncle Remus. Adapted from the text of Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrations based on those of A. B. Frost, redrawn for reproduction by Victor Dowling. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1941.
The Children's Year. Adapted from the French of Y. Lacôte. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky (as Rojan). New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1937.
The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Punch & Judy. Adapted from the text of John Payne Collier. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1940.
The Fables of La Fontain. Translated from the French. Illustrated by André Hellé New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1940.
Homes in the Wilderness. Adapted from the journal of William Bradford and others. Illustrated by Mary Wilson Stewart. New York: W. R. Scott, 1939.
The Log of Christopher Columbus' First Voyage to America in the Year 1492. Adapted from the abridgement of Bartolomé de las Casas. Illustrated by J. O. Cosgrave. New York: W. R. Scott, 1938.
Walt Disney's the Grasshopper and the Ants. Illustrated by Larry Moore. Walt Disney Company, 1993.
Walt Disney's the Old Mill. Ilustrated by Philippe Harchy. Walt Disney Company, 1994.
Walt Disney's the Ugly Duckling. Adapted from the text of H. C. Anderson. Illustrated by Gil Dicicco. Walt Disney Company, 1994
Stories and Poems
(arranged chronologically by magazine)
Good Housekeeping
"One Eye Open" (April 1948)
"Where Have You Been?" (May 1948)
"What Next in the Garden!"; "Whoopsie Daisy!"; "Said a Bug to a Bug-"
(June 1948)
"The Big Red Barn" (July 1948)
"Sheep Don't Count Sheep" (August 1948)
"Little Brown Tug" (September 1948)
"Pusscatkin and the Pumpkin" (October 1948)
"The Brave Little Weathervane" (November 1948)
"Santa Claus Upside Down" (December 1948)
"3 Fish Go Fishing" (January 1949)
"The Magic Car" (February 1949)
"Pussywillow" (March 1949)
"In the Sugar Egg" (April 1949)
"The Bear and the Butterfly" (June 1949)
"The Moon Balloon" (July 1949)
"Three Little Pigeons" (August 1949)
"Scarecrow School" (September 1949)
Jack and Jill
"How the Animals Took a Bath" (January 1939)
Pictures and Stories: A Story Magazine for Primary Children (Methodist Publishing House)
"The Shining Stones" (12 July 1942)
"The Birthday Present" (19 July 1942)
"A Surprise" (26 July 1942)
Primary Quarterly (Sunday School Board of Southern Baptist Convention)
"Missy's Christmas Shopping" (March 1940)
Story Parade
"Never Worked and Never Will" (August 1937)
"One Night" (June 1939)
"Land Ahead" (September 1940)
"Cats from a Story Book, or Cat Medley" (November 1942)
"The Sad Sliced Onion" (March 1946)
"Two Little Miners," written with Edith Thacher Hurd (July 1948)
"Boats" (September 1951)
Collections and Anthologies
Another Here and Now Story Book. Ed. Lucy Sprague Mitchell. Illustrated by Rosalie Slocum. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1937.
Away We Go 100 Poems For the Very Young. Ed. Catherine Schafer McEwen, Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. Thomas Crowell, 1956.
Bunnies Bunnies Bunnies: A Treasury of Stories, Songs, and Poems: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Whispering Rabbit, The Rabbit Sends a Little Bill. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter, Garth Williams, Christopher Santoro, John Tenniel, B&N Distribution, 1995.
Fun and Frolic. Ed. Barbara Nolan. Boston: D. C. Heath & Co., 1955.
The Golden Bunny, and Seventeen Other Stories. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953.
John Speirs' Margaret Wise Brown Treasury; 14 Classic Stories and Poems. Ed. Tricia Tusa. Illustrated by John Speirs. Golden Books Pub Co Inc., 1994.
Let's Read a Story. Ed. Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg. Garden City, New York: Garden City, 1957.
Lost and Found. Boston: D. C. Heath & Co., 1955.
Margaret Wise Brown's Pussy Willow. Illustrated by Jo-Ellen C. Bosson. Golden Books Pub. Co. Inc., 1997.
Margaret Wise Brown's Wonderful Storybook. Illustrated by J. P. Miller. B & M Books, 1997.
Once Upon a Time in a Pigpen & Three Other Stories. Ed. and Illustrated by Ann Strugnell. HarperCollins Children's Books, 1985.
Poems to be Read to the Very Young. Ed. Josette Frank. Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin. New York: Random House, 1982.
Read Me Another Story. Ed. Child Study Association of America. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1949.
Read Me a Story Book. Ed. Child Study Association of America. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1947.
Treat Shop. Ed. Eleanor Johson. Merrill, 1954.
Articles and Essays
"Chaucerian Kindliness," Cargoes (Feb 1932):60.
"Creative Writing for Very Young Children," Book of Knowledge Annual (1951): 77-81.
"Leonard Weisgard Wins the Caldecott Medal," Publishers Weekly (5 July 1947): 40-42.
"Lucy Sprague Mitchell," written with Mary Phelps, Horn Book (May 1937): 158-63.
"Stories to be Sung and Songs to be Told," Book of Knowledge Annual (1952): 166-70.
"Writing for Children," Hollins Alumnae Magazine (Winter 1949): 14.