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ISBN
9781250065360
Book Title
In the Great Green Room : the Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown
Item Length
8.5 in
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Publication Year
2017
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Amy Gary
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Topic
Literary, American / General
Item Width
5.9 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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The extraordinary life of the woman behind the beloved children's classics Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny comes alive in this fascinating biography of Margaret Wise Brown. Margaret's books have sold millions of copies all over the world, but few people know that she was at the center of a children's book publishing revolution. Her whimsy and imagination fueled a steady stream of stories, book ideas, songs, and poems and she was renowned for her prolific writing and business savvy, as well as her stunning beauty and endless thirst for adventure. Margaret started her writing career by helping to shape the curriculum for the Bank Street School for children, making it her mission to create stories that would rise above traditional fairy tales and allowed girls to see themselves as equal to boys. At the same time, she also experimented endlessly with her own writing. Margaret would spend days researching subjects, picking daisies, cloud gazing, and observing nature, all in an effort to precisely capture a child's sense of awe and wonder as they discovered the world. Clever, quirky, and incredibly talented, Margaret embraced life with passion, lived extravagantly off of her royalties, went on rabbit hunts, and carried on long and troubled love affairs with both men and women. Among them were two great loves in Margaret's life. One was a gender-bending poet and the ex-wife of John Barrymore. She went by the stage name of Michael Strange and she and Margaret had a tempestuous yet secret relationship, at one point living next door to each other so that they could be together. After the dissolution of their relationship and Michael's death, Margaret became engaged to a younger man, who also happened to be the son of a Rockefeller and a Carnegie. But before they could marry Margaret died unexpectedly at the age of forty-two, leaving behind a cache of unpublished work and a timeless collection of books that would go on become classics in children's literature. In In the Great Green Room , author Amy Gary captures the eccentric and exceptional life of Margaret Wise Brown, and drawing on newly-discovered personal letters and diaries, reveals an intimate portrait of a creative genius whose unrivaled talent breathed new life in to the literary world.

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Flatiron Books
ISBN-10
1250065364
ISBN-13
9781250065360
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Book Title
In the Great Green Room : the Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown
Author
Amy Gary
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literary, American / General
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz

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Ps3503.R82184z65
Reviews
"Measured, wise, and thrilling in its clarity, Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room animates for readers an extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy Gary has extended this same gift to Brown." -- Tracey Daugherty, author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "Gary adds to the portrait we have of [Margaret Wise Brown] with never-before-seen materials she uncovered in 1990, including manuscripts, diaries, and letters." -- Publishers Weekly "Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room is a true discovery.... Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, Gary's narrative is informative as it is riveting, creating a lively portrait of a woman writer and editor who deserves to be widely known for her work, while [Margaret Wise] Brown's impulsive desire and emotional vulnerability creates moments that ultimately leave the reader with a sense of both exuberant uplift and haunting loss." -- Irene Gammel, author of Looking for Anne of Green Gables "What a fascinating (and at times melancholy) life.... The author's writing style was captivating and moving...I couldn't stop reading about this extraordinary woman and wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer." -- Robin Beerbower, EarlyWord.com, An Amazon Best Book of January 2017 for Biographies and Memoirs "In a biography full of lively anecdotes, this one stands out for the way it encapsulates what must have made Margaret Wise Brown so enchanting to her friends and colleagues.... If the measure of a good life story is the longing it leaves in the reader to have known the subject, this one more than succeeds." -- The Wall Street Journal "Margaret Wise Brown's story reads as a stirring evocation of a woman who insisted on freedom in her art and in her love life." -- USA Today " In the Great Green Room brings renewed attention to the contrast between Margaret Wise Brown's private life and her status as a celebrated children's author. Drawing on personal letters and diaries, author Amy Gary draws a colorful portrait." -- The Washington Post "Goodnight Moon is less a story than an incantation. It summons a cocoon around reader and listener, a sensation of being pulled out of the hurly-burly of the world into a pocket of charmed tranquility. Amy Gary's new biography, In the Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown, replicates this spell for adult readers." -- Slate "Margaret Wise Brown's life--from her revolutionary career to her scandalous love affairs--is offerde up to readers and makes for great storytelling--bedtime or otherwise."-- Town & Country Magazine "Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room is as brilliant and bold as the literary life she chronicles. The amazing story of Margaret Wise Brown will inspire readers and all those who would aspire to a Writer's life." -- Terrance G. Finley, Books-A-Million President's Pick "Gary adds to the portrait we have of [Margaret Wise Brown] with never-before-seen materials she uncovered in 1990, including manuscripts, diaries, and letters." -- Publishers Weekly "For children's literature buffs and fans of intriguing biographies, In the Great Green Room is a must read." -- BookPage "Through Amy Gary's fascinating biography, readers can meet the woman who created [ Goodnight Moon ], and learn of her remarkable and quite unusual life." -- Bookreporter.com "Measured, wise, and thrilling in its clarity, Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room animates for readers an extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy Gary has extended this same gift to Brown." -- Tracy Daugherty, author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room is a true discovery.... Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, Gary's narrative is informative as it is riveting, creating a lively portrait of a woman writer and editor who deserves to be widely known for her work, while [Margaret Wise] Brown's impulsive desire and emotional vulnerability creates moments that ultimately leave the reader with a sense of both exuberant uplift and haunting loss." -- Irene Gammel, author of Looking for Anne of Green Gables "What a fascinating (and at times melancholy) life.... The author's writing style was captivating and moving...I couldn't stop reading about this extraordinary woman and wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer." -- Robin Beerbower, EarlyWord.com, "Measured, wise, and thrilling in its clarity, Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room animates for readers an extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy Gary has extended this same gift to Brown." -- Tracey Daugherty, author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "What a fascinating (and at times melancholy) life.... The author's writing style was captivating and moving...I couldn't stop reading about this extraordinary woman and wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer." -- Robin Beerbower, EarlyWord.com, An Amazon Best Book for Biographies and Memoirs "In a biography full of lively anecdotes, this one stands out for the way it encapsulates what must have made Margaret Wise Brown so enchanting to her friends and colleagues.... If the measure of a good life story is the longing it leaves in the reader to have known the subject, this one more than succeeds." -- The Wall Street Journal "Margaret Wise Brown''s story reads as a stirring evocation of a woman who insisted on freedom in her art and in her love life." -- USA Today " In the Great Green Room brings renewed attention to the contrast between Margaret Wise Brown''s private life and her status as a celebrated children''s author. Drawing on personal letters and diaries, author Amy Gary draws a colorful portrait." -- The Washington Post "Gary has used her unrivaled familiarity with the author''s life and times to craft a vivid portrait.... Gary smoothly intertwines the story of the writing of these now-classic books with the complicated and often tumultuous twists of Brown''s personal life, and the effect is both intimate and revelatory." -- The Christian Science Monitor "Goodnight Moon is less a story than an incantation. It summons a cocoon around reader and listener, a sensation of being pulled out of the hurly-burly of the world into a pocket of charmed tranquility. Amy Gary''s new biography, In the Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown, replicates this spell for adult readers." -- Slate "Margaret Wise Brown''s life--from her revolutionary career to her scandalous love affairs--is offerde up to readers and makes for great storytelling--bedtime or otherwise."-- Town & Country Magazine "Amy Gary''s In the Great Green Room is as brilliant and bold as the literary life she chronicles. The amazing story of Margaret Wise Brown will inspire readers and all those who would aspire to a Writer''s life." -- Terrance G. Finley, Books-A-Million President''s Pick "Gary adds to the portrait we have of [Margaret Wise Brown] with never-before-seen materials she uncovered in 1990, including manuscripts, diaries, and letters." -- Publishers Weekly "For children''s literature buffs and fans of intriguing biographies, In the Great Green Room is a must read." -- BookPage "Through Amy Gary''s fascinating biography, readers can meet the woman who created [ Goodnight Moon ], and learn of her remarkable and quite unusual life." -- Bookreporter.com "Measured, wise, and thrilling in its clarity, Amy Gary''s In the Great Green Room animates for readers an extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy Gary has extended this same gift to Brown." -- Tracy Daugherty, author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "Amy Gary''s In the Great Green Room is a true discovery.... Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, Gary''s narrative is informative as it is riveting, creating a lively portrait of a woman writer and editor who deserves to be widely known for her work, while [Margaret Wise] Brown''s impulsive desire and emotional vulnerability creates moments that ultimately leave the reader with a sense of both exuberant uplift and haunting loss." -- Irene Gammel, author of Looking for Anne of Green Gables "What a fascinating (and at times melancholy) life.... The author''s writing style was captivating and moving...I couldn''t stop reading about this extraordinary woman and wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer." -- Robin Beerbower, EarlyWord.com, An Amazon Best Book of January 2017 for Biographies and Memoirs "Margaret Wise Brown's story reads as a stirring evocation of a woman who insisted on freedom in her art and in her love life." -- USA Today " In the Great Green Room brings renewed attention to the contrast between Margaret Wise Brown's private life and her status as a celebrated children's author. Drawing on personal letters and diaries, author Amy Gary draws a colorful portrait." -- The Washington Post "Goodnight Moon is less a story than an incantation. It summons a cocoon around reader and listener, a sensation of being pulled out of the hurly-burly of the world into a pocket of charmed tranquility. Amy Gary's new biography, In the Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown, replicates this spell for adult readers." -- Slate "Margaret Wise Brown's life--from her revolutionary career to her scandalous love affairs--is offerde up to readers and makes for great storytelling--bedtime or otherwise."-- Town & Country Magazine "Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room is as brilliant and bold as the literary life she chronicles. The amazing story of Margaret Wise Brown will inspire readers and all those who would aspire to a Writer's life." -- Terrance G. Finley, Books-A-Million President's Pick "Gary adds to the portrait we have of [Margaret Wise Brown] with never-before-seen materials she uncovered in 1990, including manuscripts, diaries, and letters." -- Publishers Weekly "For children's literature buffs and fans of intriguing biographies, In the Great Green Room is a must read." -- BookPage "Through Amy Gary's fascinating biography, readers can meet the woman who created [ Goodnight Moon ], and learn of her remarkable and quite unusual life." -- Bookreporter.com "Measured, wise, and thrilling in its clarity, Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room animates for readers an extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy Gary has extended this same gift to Brown." -- Tracy Daugherty, author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room is a true discovery.... Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, Gary's narrative is informative as it is riveting, creating a lively portrait of a woman writer and editor who deserves to be widely known for her work, while [Margaret Wise] Brown's impulsive desire and emotional vulnerability creates moments that ultimately leave the reader with a sense of both exuberant uplift and haunting loss." -- Irene Gammel, author of Looking for Anne of Green Gables "What a fascinating (and at times melancholy) life.... The author's writing style was captivating and moving...I couldn't stop reading about this extraordinary woman and wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer." -- Robin Beerbower, EarlyWord.com, "Measured, wise, and thrilling in its clarity, Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room animates for readers an extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy Gary has extended this same gift to Brown." -- Tracey Daugherty, author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "Gary adds to the portrait we have of [Margaret Wise Brown] with never-before-seen materials she uncovered in 1990, including manuscripts, diaries, and letters." -- Publishers Weekly "What a fascinating (and at times melancholy) life.... The author's writing style was captivating and moving...I couldn't stop reading about this extraordinary woman and wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer." -- Robin Beerbower, EarlyWord.com, "Measured, wise, and thrilling in its clarity, Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room animates for readers an extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy Gary has extended this same gift to Brown." -- Tracy Daugherty, author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "Gary adds to the portrait we have of [Margaret Wise Brown] with never-before-seen materials she uncovered in 1990, including manuscripts, diaries, and letters." -- Publishers Weekly "Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room is a true discovery.... Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, Gary's narrative is informative as it is riveting, creating a lively portrait of a woman writer and editor who deserves to be widely known for her work, while [Margaret Wise] Brown's impulsive desire and emotional vulnerability creates moments that ultimately leave the reader with a sense of both exuberant uplift and haunting loss." -- Irene Gammel, author of Looking for Anne of Green Gables "What a fascinating (and at times melancholy) life.... The author's writing style was captivating and moving...I couldn't stop reading about this extraordinary woman and wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer." -- Robin Beerbower, EarlyWord.com
Table of Content
Foreword by James Stillman Rockefeller, Jr. A Note from the Author Prologue: 1950 Chapter One: 1910 - 1914 Chapter Two: 1917-1923 Chapter Three: 1924 - 1927 Chapter Four: 1928 Chapter Five: 1929-1932 Chapter Six: 1934-1935 Chapter Seven: 1936 - 1937 Chapter Eight: 1938 Chapter Nine: 1939 Chapter Ten: 1940 Chapter Eleven: 1941 Chapter Twelve: 1942 Chapter Thirteen: 1943 Chapter Fourteen: 1944 Chapter Fifteen: 1945 - 1946 Chapter Sixteen: 1947 Chapter Seventeen: 1948 Chapter Eighteen: 1949 Chapter Nineteen: 1950 Chapter Twenty: 1951 Chapter Twenty-One: 1952 Epilogue Acknowledgments Endnotes Index
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2016-037634
Dewey Decimal
813.52
Dewey Edition
23

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