This paper
shall examine the earlier
works of Marcia Brown, a prominent children's book artist. Five specific works of Brown's shall be examined in order to better explore this topic. These works are "Cinderella" (1955), "Stone Soup" (1948), "Dick Whittington and His Cat" (1951), "Puss in Boots" (1953) and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (1954).