{"product_id":"the-dark-wood-of-the-margaret-wise-brown-9781961341630","title":"The Dark Wood of the Golden Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Marginalian Editions rediscovery: \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Moon\u003c\/i\u003e author Margaret Wise Brown's little-known, philosophical picture book about love and loss, lushly illustrated by Ofra Amit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1948, a year after Margaret Wise Brown had enriched the world of children's literature with \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, the love of her life fell gravely ill. Attending her partner's bedside every day, she faced her inconsolable grief in the best way she knew: She wrote a love letter in the form of a children's book. \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Wood of the Golden Birds\u003c\/i\u003e brings us into a hushed and numinous world, illuminated by Brown's signature poetic prose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story begins near the house of an old man who tends to honeybees and asparagus while living on the edge of a magic forest. Behind his home lies the dark wood--a place from which \"there is no return\"--where golden birds sing through the night and day. When two orphaned children wander onto his farm, he gives them a home and he warns them never to venture past the edge of the wood. But then the old man falls ill, and the boy decides to brave the unknown in search of the song that he believes can heal him. What secret knowledge will he find there?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith lush new illustrations by Ofra Amit and a foreword by Maria Popova, this rediscovered work of uncommon beauty and tenderness lights a path through love and loss for readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Wise Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961341638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961341630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marginalian Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Margaret Wise Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621627932927,"sku":"9781961341630","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dark-wood-of-the-margaret-wise-brown-9781961341630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}