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Marcia J. Brown

Author, Illustrator, Translator

(1918 - 0)

Marcia Joan Brown (born July 13, 1918) is an American writer and illustrator of more than 30 children’s books. She has won three annual Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association, recognizing the year’s best U.S. picture book illustration, and the ALA’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for her career contribution to children’s literature. Many of her titles have been published in translation, including Afrikaans, German, Japanese, Spanish and Xhosa-Bantu editions.



Bibliography

The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1953)

A favorite story from Andersen.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): Marcia J. Brown

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1954

Stone Soup (1947)

Three soldiers arrive at a town intending to make soup with a stone. In the end the whole town enjoys a feast with them.

Author(s): Marcia J. Brown
Illustrator(s): Marcia J. Brown

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1948
Caldecott Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1948

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