{"product_id":"the-moon-shines-down","title":"The Moon Shines Down","description":"The Moon Shines Down\nby Margaret Wise Brown\nIllustrated by Linda Bleck\nForgotten for decades in a dusty, tucked-away trunk, The Moon Shines Down brings to life once more the unmistakable voice of Margaret Wise Brown. This soon-to-be classic allows a whole new generation of children to discover, cherish, and enjoy the artistry of this beloved author.\nNever before published, The Moon Shines Down on children all over the world from right next door to across the sea, from where \"a Dutch boy dreams\" and \"cowbells ring\" to \"across the sea in the Far, Far East\", through the familiar prayer:\nI see the Moon\nAnd the Moon sees me.\nGod bless the Moon,\nAnd God bless me.\nMargaret Wise Brown (1910-1952) was a pioneer of children's literature, choosing to write the stories that children wanted to hear-rather than those that grown-ups wanted to tell. She is best known for her now classic Good Night Moon and Runaway Bunny, which remain among the world's best-selling children's books.\nMargaret was a prolific writer, and, at the peak of her career, she had over 100 books in print. Her untimely death left numerous manuscripts and ideas behind in various stages of completion. After a time, these were tucked away in a cedar trunk and largely forgotten. It is from this forgotten trunk that The Moon Shines Down was rescued.\nIllustrator Linda Bleck began her artistic career as a child, drawing on rolls of old blueprint paper supplied by her architect father. Later, she helped her mother, a freelance illustrator for Hallmark, paint in the details of her intricate drawings. Linda's work has appeared in The NewYorker, Time Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. She is also the writer and illustrator of the \"Pepper the Dog\" series, which won the National Parenting Publication Award.\nLinda and her family now live in southern Wisconsin . . . where the moon shines down on them, one and all.\nThe Story Behind the Lost Manuscript . . .\nThe Moon Shines Down\nfrom MARGARET WISE BROWN,\nthe Author of Goodnight Moon\nThe Moon Shines Down is being published for the first time 56 years after the death of the beloved children's author Margaret Wise Brown.\nAmazingly, this unpublished manuscript lay incomplete and forgotten in a cedar trunk in a Vermont barn. When it was discovered, the onionskin paper had yellowed and the paperclips that held the pages together had rusted. Children's book publisher, Laura Minchew, a longtime fan of Brown, took on the challenge to complete the work.\nBased on the New England Sampler prayer, \"God Bless the Moon and God Bless Me,\" this soon-to-be bedtime classic is a prayer for God's blessing on all the world's children.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 140031299X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UTLL0052O5_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Margaret Wise Brown|Linda Bleck\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43366646218813,"sku":"31UTLL0052O5_ns","price":7.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/140031299X-0.jpg?v=1784415062","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-moon-shines-down","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}