Amy Gary, thank you so much.ĮMILY GARY, TOM PROUTT: (Singing) They come softly at first, as cars go by. WERTHEIMER: Amy Gary, she is the editor of "Goodnight Songs," a collection of lullabies by Margaret Wise Brown. She was able to write in a way that really spoke to children and that's why the things she's written have remained in print for so many years. He said, you know, her writing evokes more images than anyone else's writing can do. And one of the illustrators set this so beautifully. I guess anybody who gets a chance, all these years later, to illustrate a Margaret Wise Brown book would jump.Ī. WERTHEIMER: You have 12 poems, 12 songs and each column has his own artwork, different artists produced these two-page paintings. Aboard was a bear and crazy baboon in the noon balloon, and a monkey, troll, and a tiny little mole on a trip to the moon. And wherever it goes, it will get there too soon. GARY: (Singing) The noon balloon will be leaving soon for the sun or the moon. It would play in the middle of the day for a parent to let a child listen to songs and adventures.Į. "The Noon Balloon" was actually supposed to be a radio show. It was a new way for her to reach children. GARY: One of the lullabies is "The Noon Balloon." At the end of her life, Margaret decided that she really wanted to focus on children's songs and radio and television. WERTHEIMER: Now Margaret Wise Brown is, of course, best known for "Goodnight Moon" and "The Runaway Bunny." What about the songs?Ī. They did smell, very moldy and old, but they were in perfect condition. So she opened it up one day for me and literally, the trunk is filled, end to end, with onionskin papers. I wonder if any of these papers are actually still left.Ī. And her sister said oh yes, there's this wonderful manuscript she was working on, but I've got it in the trunk and her barn. And I was looking through all of these old books at her sister's home. GARY: I was a young publisher and was looking for things that I could reprint of Margaret's. WERTHEIMER: Could you tell us the story of discovering these unpublished manuscripts?Ī. The book is called "Goodnight Songs," it's beautifully illustrated, and comes with a CD of the lyrics set to music.Īmy Gary joins us now. They were edited and discovered by Amy Gary. WERTHEIMER: Twelve of her poems and songs are part of a new collection of lullabies published this week - most of them for the first time. When the waves go up and down, you are safe from harm. But much of what she wrote was never published, including her songs and poems.ĮMILY GARY: (Singing) Baby sail the seven seas safely in my arms. It's from her book "Goodnight Moon." Margaret Wise Brown died in 1952. You've probably read them out loud many times. Good night noises, everywhere.Ī woman named Margaret Wise Brown wrote those words.
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