{"product_id":"the-moon-shines-down","title":"The Moon Shines Down","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Linda Bleck Forgotten 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. Never 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: I see the Moon And the Moon sees me. God bless the Moon  And God bless me. Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952) was a pioneer of childrens 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 worlds best-selling childrens books. Margaret 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. Illustrator 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. Lindas 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. Linda and her family now live in southern Wisconsin . . . where the moon shines down on them  one and all. The Story Behind the Lost Manuscript . . . The Moon Shines Down from MARGARET WISE BROWN  the Author of Goodnight Moon The Moon Shines Down is being published for the first time 56 years after the death of the beloved childrens author Margaret Wise Brown. Amazingly  this unpublished manuscript lay incomplete and forgotten in a cedar trunk in a Vermont barn.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. Childrens book publisher  Laura Minchew  a longtime fan of Brown  took on the challenge to complete the work. Based on the New England Sampler prayer  \"God Bless the Moon and God Bless Me \" this soon-to-be bedtime classic is a prayer for Gods blessing on all the worlds children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945976852533,"sku":"ByrdShop_140031299X","price":28.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781400312993.jpg?v=1769917308","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-moon-shines-down","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}