Marcia Brown Has Died

Cinderella Once a Mouse... Shadow

Marcia Brown, three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal, has died at age 96. She won her Caldecotts over the course of decades:

  • Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper in 1955
  • Once a Mouse in 1962
  • Shadow in 1983

She is one of only two illustrators to have won three Caldecott Medals, the other being David Wiesner. She also illustrated six Caldecott Honor Books!