title: Margaret Wise Brown's The Steam Roller (Little Golden Book)
author: Margaret Wise Brown
description: MARGARET WISE BROWN (19101952), best known as the author of <i>Goodnight Moon, </i>wrote countless childrens books inspired by her belief that the very young were fascinated by the simple pleasures of the world around them. Among her many bestselling Golden titles are <i>Home for a Bunny, The Golden Egg Book, Mister Dog, The Color Kittens, Seven Little Postmen, </i>and <i>The Sailor Dog. </i><br /> <br />BOB STAAKE is the creator of many books for children, including <i>My Pet Book; Bluebird; The Red Lemon,</i> a <i>New York Times</i> Best Illustrated Book; and <i>The Donut Chef,</i> a Childrens Choice Book Awards finalist. He illustrated the popular Little Golden Books <i>Im a Truck, Im a Monster Truck,</i> and <i>Im a Bulldozer.</i> Staake is a prolific and highly acclaimed commercial illustrator whose work has appeared in the <i>New Yorker, Time,</i> the <i>Washington Post, </i>and the <i>New York Times.</i> Find out more about Bob at bobstaake.com.
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