Margaret Wise Brown’s Experimental Art

The Modernist Picture Book

Julia Pond

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English

Routledge
17 September 2024

Literary theory; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Children's literature studies: general

Series: Routledge Focus on Literature

In this study, the engaging art created by children’s author Margaret Wise Brown receives the critical attention it deserves as a lasting contribution to American children’s literature. Through analysis of her dozens of titles published during the height of western Modernism, this scholarly text shares Brown’s importance and impact from the perspective of Brown’s work, rather than biographically. Moving beyond such popular titles as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny into deeper cuts reveals how Brown’s oeuvre bridges multiple disciplines, including writing, visual art, philosophy, and music. Her projects successfully experiment with artistic collaboration and synesthesia as a natural expression for a child readership while both contributing to and reflecting high Modernism amidst the two World Wars. The quality of Brown’s writing and the maturity of her themes reveal respect for her child audience and recommend her work to the generations of readers who followed her early death. As this book demonstrates, Margaret Wise Brown remains one of the truly great authors of children’s literature.

By: Julia Pond
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032727011
ISBN 10: 1032727012
Series: Routledge Focus on Literature
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 17 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Julia Pond is Professor of English and Director of the Honors Academy at Shorter University in Rome, GA. She teaches adolescent, children’s, and American literatures. She has published articles on topics such as the Harry Potter series, adolescent development in To Kill A Mockingbird, and Southern identity in Children’s Literature, Children’s Literature in Education, The Looking Glass, and Southern Studies.