In her involvement with children under Lucy Sprague Mitchell at Bank Street College of Education, Ms. Brown sought a synthesis of music and rhythm with children's real interests and concerns in her storytelling.
Fish is meant to be read aloud to children, almost as songs are sung.
So good and so seminal are the pieces here that many become full-length picture books in later years. About the Author Margaret Wise Brown is the author of the best-selling Goodnight, Moon and over 100 other books for children. See our list of Folktales and Storytelling books. Inc. All rights reserved. This site is best viewed in Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above.