That’s right. And if you see one mouse, there's, like, 100 you're not seeing.

That little bunny would probably get some slightly-more-frustrated words from me. When she received her first check for writing, she didn't buy necessities or even champagne, but an entire cart full of flowers. It's tempting to believe that Brown was herself the old lady whispering hush, but it's gratifying to find from her two biographies (Amy Gary's recent In the Great Green Room and Leonard Marcus' 1992 Awakened By the Moon) that she was a babe — seriously, she glows like Carole Lombard — and more importantly, she was a rebel. And children have that feeling. HARDYMON: I think most people think that Margaret Wise Brown was, like, the old lady whispering hush in the "Goodnight Moon" books. And a picture of — The cow jumping over the moon.

Umm… I forgot.”.

Kittens are no longer playing with the knitting. It's not necessarily important, I just want to know.

Children's book doyenne Margaret Wise Brown is having a big week.

I don't know. “good night noises everywhere” — and he’s out. HARDYMON: It's sort of the same set up with birds. HARDYMON: I know.

And that is the thing, I think, that really appeals to parents when it does, which is that this relationship that you're having with your child - you are - it's - they're striving for independence.

In my own nursery no less than four copies have passed through.

Does wearing clothing over fur give you the same kind of hair headache I get when I wear a headband too long? IKEA didn't exist in 1947, so I'm going to assume this rug is real.

I'm done. Oh mama bunny, I totally get it. First of all, did we brush our teeth after dinner?

And look, I have left the odd dish out from time to time, but by morning, that mush may as well have gone through a pottery kiln.

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You're trying to keep them safe.

Weekend Edition books editor Barrie Hardymon talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the thread of adventure that runs through Brown's life and work.

And second of all, in real life, she was this really intrepid woman. He tries north.

And for discovering, and becoming, and mostly, for telling stories. There's the tiny fireplace (what are we feeding this fire, popsicle sticks? Little bunny is a handful. She had dramatic and tumultuous love affairs with both men and women. Can anyone relate? What if the kid decides to dial random numbers and put in a long-distance call to Sri Lanka? questions for the Old Lady whispering hush. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. And when it came time to leave the hospital, a nurse asked her how she was feeling. Children's books especially do a tricky dance for an audience of squinty-eyed parents and wide-eyed tots: the best ones, like a syringe of infant-suspension Tylenol, have a little something for the parent at the end. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Frankly, given the goddamn circus I've observed so far I'm a little nervous to go any deeper, but I'm a serious journalist* and deeper I shall delve. They're a pleasure to read — precise and rhythmic — words that don't rhyme still harmonize so beautifully that even the most halting reader can become a poet, telling her child a blessing. She kicked up her leg like a Rockette and loosed a blood clot... HARDYMON: ...That killed her almost immediately.

But I also think there is this sort of wonderful thing - right? And the little rabbit in The Runaway Bunny tries every method to run away. So... are you enormous bunnies? Goodnight Moon is no exception–, In the great green room That phone is right next to the bed. So far my questions have been a bit superficial. In fact, at one point she told a reporter that she didn't especially like children and that she wouldn't let anybody get away with anything just because they're little. She... HARDYMON: Right - As one does, as one does.

A new biography by Amy Gary, called The Great Green Room, has just been released, along with a previously unpublished picture book called North, South, East, West. But I think there's this other layer to it, which I think you can see with "The Runaway Bunny," which is this book that people either find very reassuring or... HARDYMON: ...Completely terrifying, where a little bunny who is about to - you know, wants to run away. Goodnight Moon: I’m the Old Lady Whispering Hush. What's your relationship to the kid?

He said - Mama, who's nobody? She is a very, very strange woman, and her life kind of reflected that. She was ambivalent about her audience, famously telling a reporter, "I don't particularly like children. HARDYMON: Thanks, Lulu. Arts & Entertainment 'Goodnight Moon' author Margaret Wise Brown was no old lady whispering 'hush' Margaret Wise Brown is the author of beloved … Is the painting haunted?

It's inspiring and reassuring; the fur child returns for supper. No, the closer you look at the pages in this classic, the longer you'll find yourself staring into the dark, wondering if you're cursed with an eye floaty, or if spirits walk among us and you just saw one climb into your rocking chair and start knitting.

Wow. Good luck cleaning it off your Pottery Barn stonewear, Old Lady.

The general theme of these questions is: what in the actual is going on here? I mean, is it that? They’re looking longingly at her, but she’s having none of it. There are kittens playing, a mouse scurrying about. My favorite anecdote about her comes at her death, actually.

Margaret Wise Brown is the author of beloved children's books such as. Well, because the sound of these books can be quite odd. He walks a tightrope. (It's also got a nice recipe for bone broth in it.). He turns himself into a rock, for god's sake!

My issue again is... this tiger is 10 times the size of the kid bunny, so at least four times as big as you, anthropomorphic night nanny/knit circler. So it is certainly a telling anecdote about her.

Have you ever looked closely enough to notice the hands on the clock or the moon rising? It's not one word and I can't even begin to think of why you'd ever think it was.

I learned it from a January 2017 installment of NPR's Weekend Edition, which went as follows: This doesn't really have anything to do with you, Old Lady whispering hush, but it's too rad to not bring up. Bed time is exhausting. My youngest boy exclaims in joy and amazement, "Mama, he was gone all day!"

Take a look at the clock. — It’s a lot. Maybe animal dynamics are super screwed up in this world where giant rabbits are our overlords. I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING! What sort of nihilistic crisis of consciousness is Bunny having and are you worried about it?

ARE YOU INCEPTIONING ME?! But I'm right here.

Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I’ve had my fair share of late nights and my own little bunnies with wandering eyes and big imaginations.

Is this room small compared to the other rooms in the house? What tomfoolery is this? And it's like, well, guess what. Copyright 2019 NPR. What's with the mush? Steadfast, long-suffering, resourceful — ever-present? I know. There is the picture of the cow jumping over the moon, and there is stargazing from a cozy bed. The old lady is knitting in her chair, the lights are off, except the little night light on the bedside table, and the little bunny begins to say goodnight. It's a nightmare. There's a new biography out of her now by Amy Gary called "In The Great Green Room." Children's book doyenne Margaret Wise Brown is having a big week. The kittens even have a numbers advantage. Unburden yourself. To be fair, there's so much at the surface that has me confused and in need of answers. He becomes a fish.

If I know anything about children it's that, left with a phone, they will manage to break any passcodes, dial 9-1-1, and fill your camera roll of pics of their chin.

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