In this authoritative and moving biography, Leonard S. Marcus, who had access to never-before-published letters and family papers, portrays Brown's complex character and her tragic, seesaw life. Colorful, thoughtful, and insightful, Margaret Wise Brown is both a portrayal of a woman whose stories still speak to millions and a portrait of New York in the 1930s and 1940s, when the literary world blossomed and made history.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-324) and index.

"A Wild and Private Place" --New York here and now -- Bank Street and beyond -- Everywhere and somewhere -- Other houses, other world -- In the great green room -- "Graver Cadences" -- "The Fidget Wheels of Time".