Brown, Marcia

Overview

Works:	151 works in 824 publications in 10 languages and 42,763 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Fiction Fairy tales Poetry Picture books Folk tales Folklore Fables Biography Legends
Roles:	Author, Illustrator, Translator, Narrator, Editor
Classifications:	PZ8.P426, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Marcia Brown

A Caldecott celebration : six artists and their paths to the Caldecott medal by Leonard S Marcus( Book )
Lotus seeds : children, pictures, and books by Marcia Brown( Book )
The trail of courage : a story of New Amsterdam by Virginia Watson( Book )
Māsha Buraun = Marcia Brown by Marcia Brown( Book )
Puss in boots : a free translation from the French of Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown( Book )

Once a mouse by Marcia Brown( Book )
The blue jackal by Marcia Brown( Book )
Marcia Brown papers by Marcia Brown( )
Marcia Brown: American author and illustrator, July 13, 1918( Visual )
Brown, Marcia( Visual )
Marcia Brown : [artist file] by Marcia Brown( )
Clarabel Tanner collection of children's book art( Book )
Once upon a drawing : the picture book illustrations of Marcia Brown( )

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Most widely held works by Marcia Brown

Stone soup : an old tale by Marcia Brown( Book )

61 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 4,887 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast

Once a mouse- - : a fable cut in wood by Marcia Brown( Book )

35 editions published between 1961 and 2003 in English and held by 4,338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain

Shadow by Blaise Cendrars( Book )

28 editions published between 1982 and 2012 in English and Chinese and held by 4,301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller

Cinderella : or, The little glass slipper by Charles Perrault( Book )

45 editions published between 1954 and 2008 in English and held by 3,796 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper

Sing a song of popcorn : every child's book of poems by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers( Book )

11 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 2,674 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of 128 poems by a variety of well-known authors with illustrations by nine Caldecott medalists

Dick Whittington and his cat by Marcia Brown( Book )

33 editions published between 1950 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,935 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retells the legend of the poor boy in medieval England who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and eventually becomes Lord Mayor of London

Stone soup by Marcia Brown( Recording )

70 editions published between 1947 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast

How the ostrich got its long neck : a tale from the Akamba of Kenya by Verna Aardema( Book )

3 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 1,224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A tale from the Akamba people of Kenya that explains why the ostrich has such a long neck

The steadfast tin soldier by H. C Andersen( Book )

12 editions published between 1953 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 1,010 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After being accidentally launched on a dangerous and terrible voyage, a one-legged soldier finds his way back to his true love--a paper dancing girl

Puss in boots by Charles Perrault( Book )

13 editions published between 1952 and 1970 in English and held by 994 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The tale of a sly cat who wins for his master the lordship of a manor and the hand of a princess

The wild swans by H. C Andersen( Book )

7 editions published between 1963 and 1969 in English and held by 956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Eleven brothers, turned into wild swans by an evil stepmother, are saved by the sacrifices of their beautiful sister, Elise

All butterflies : an ABC cut by Marcia Brown( Book )

12 editions published between 1974 and 1981 in English and Undetermined and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Teaches children the alphabet through the pairing of words, such as "All Butterflies," "Cat Dance," and "Elephants Fly," are set against illustrative woodcuts

Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper : a free translation from the French of Charles Perrault by Charles Perrault( Book )

26 editions published between 1954 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 860 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cinderella is abused and exploited by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father's remarriage, but she is able to attend a royal ball with the help of her fairy godmother. The king's son falls in love with her, and when she is forced to flee at midnight, the prince is able to locate her with the glass slipper she left behind. Because she is good, Cinderella accepts her stepsisters' apologies and forgives them, allowing them to share her good fortune

How, hippo! by Marcia Brown( Book )

21 editions published between 1969 and 2004 in 5 languages and held by 840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The first time Little Hippo is separated from his mother he has a frightening encounter with a crocodile

Sopa de piedras by Marcia Brown( Book )

31 editions published between 1947 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

1st & 2nd - Copy 1

Of swans, sugarplums, and satin slippers : ballet stories for children by Violette Verdy( Book )

3 editions published between 1991 and 1996 in English and held by 717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The stories of six ballets, including "Swan Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Firebird."

Backbone of the king : the story of Paka'a and his son Ku by Marcia Brown( Book )

12 editions published between 1966 and 1984 in English and held by 673 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Based on the Hawaiian story of Paka and Kuapakaa, ther personal attendants of Keawenuiaumi ... collected, assembled, selected, and edited by Moses K. Nakuina. Honolulu, n.d. Translation from the Hawaiian by Dorothy M. Kahananui."

The blue jackal by Marcia Brown( Book )

14 editions published between 1977 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A timid jackal becomes king of the forest by virtue of his extraordinary color

The flying carpet by Marcia Brown( Book )

8 editions published between 1956 and 2008 in English and Japanese and held by 654 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of the Princess Husayn, Ali and Ahmad and their quest for the hand of Princess Nur-al Nihar

Felice by Marcia Brown( Book )

15 editions published between 1958 and 1988 in English and Japanese and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In Venice, city of cats and canals, a little striped cat is befriended by a canal boatman's son and gets a name and a home

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