Marcia Brown (1918–2015)
Author of Stone Soup: An Old Tale
About the Author
Marcia Joan Brown, 1918 - 2015 Marcia Joan Brown was born in Rochester, New York on July 13, 1918. She graduated from New York State College for Teachers (the University at Albany's predecessor). She taught at Cornwall High School in New York City, where she began her writing career with the show more publication of The Little Carousel in 1946. She authored and illustrated more than 30 children's books. She won the Caldecott Medal three times for Cinderella, Once a Mouse, and Shadow. Brown died on April 28 at her home in Laguna Hills, California, following complications of congestive heart failure. She was 96. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Marcia Brown
Other Folk Tales 1 copy
Associated Works
From Sea to Shining Sea A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs (1993) — Illustrator — 697 copies
The Crocodile and the Ostrich: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya (1995) — Illustrator, some editions — 84 copies
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- Canonical name
- Brown, Marcia
- Legal name
- Brown, Marcia Joan
- Birthdate
- 1918-07-13
- Date of death
- 2015-04-28
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Laguna Hills, California, USA
- Education
- State University of New York, Albany (BA|1940)
- Occupations
- Children's Book Author
Children's Book Illustrator
Teacher - Relationships
- Loranger, Janet (editor)
- Organizations
- Cornwall High School (teacher)
- Awards and honors
- Caldecott Honor (1948)
Caldecott Honor (1950)
Caldecott Honor (1951)
Caldecott Honor (1952)
Caldecott Honor (1953)
Caldecott Honor (1954) (show all 11)
Caldecott Medal (1955)
Caldecott Medal (1962)
Caldecott Medal (1983)
Regina Medal (1977)
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1992) - Short biography
- An American children's book author and illustrator, and a high school teacher, Marcia Brown was born in Rochester, New York in 1918, and was educated at The New York State College for Teachers (now University at Albany). She taught at Cornwall High School in New York City, and published her first book, The Little Carousel, in 1946. She wrote and illustrated more than thirty books for children over the course of her career, winning three Caldecott Medals and six Caldecott Honors, as well as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal and the Regina Medal. She died in 2015.
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I love everything about this classic, but I especially love the old book smell that my copy has. I know this has nothing to do with the book itself, but I think it's a testament to how a book that was published in 1947 can stand the test of time if it's written well enough.
The classic French fairytale, Puss in Boots, is translated into English and illustrated by the marvelous Marcia Brown in this lovely picture book. Coming to the youngest of three sons as an inheritance, the eponymous feline hero manages to transform his human's fortunes through his clever schemes. Reinventing his human as the Marquis de Carabas, Puss manages to convince the king of France that his master is a great and wealthy nobleman, eventually winning the estate and castle of an ogre for him, as well as the hand of the king's daughter...
Published in 1952, Puss in Boots is a translation of the original tale, Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté, as written by seventeenth-century French author Charles Perrault, whose work has also given us popular versions of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty. Brown's telling here is engaging, and her accompanying artwork delightful. It's easy to see why this was a Caldecott Honor book in 1953! As with Brown's Cinderella, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1955, I found the artist's use of color here appealing, and appreciated her elegantly stylized figures. Recommended to young fairy and folktale lovers, and to any picture book readers looking for retellings of the traditional story of Puss in Boots.… (more)
Published in 1952, Puss in Boots is a translation of the original tale, Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté, as written by seventeenth-century French author Charles Perrault, whose work has also given us popular versions of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty. Brown's telling here is engaging, and her accompanying artwork delightful. It's easy to see why this was a Caldecott Honor book in 1953! As with Brown's Cinderella, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1955, I found the artist's use of color here appealing, and appreciated her elegantly stylized figures. Recommended to young fairy and folktale lovers, and to any picture book readers looking for retellings of the traditional story of Puss in Boots.… (more)
This is another very nostalgic book to me. I read this often as a child in school and out of school, the most nostalgic part is the cover of the book I will always remember the cover of this book. It is a French folk story about two hungry travelers arriving in a village looking for food and coming up with a unique solution when none of the villagers would feed them.
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- Works
- 27
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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Randolph Caldecott Medal 1948