Leonard Weisgard Books

In a simple, elegant Christmas story, the world's animals spread holiday cheer and good tidings while decorating a very special tree. Full color.

Every year a tree is chosen to be the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. This is the story about one of the trees chosen and the family it belonged to. Originally published in Family Circle Magazine in 1954.

"Children are poets before they grow up and they should live with poems. I hope this book will encourage them to do so." —Eleanor RooseveltBeloved and treasured for over 60 years, here is the only poetry collection your family needs—brimming with favorite, classic poems carefully selected to inspire young readers. Over 700 classic and modern poems written by poets from William Shakespeare to J. R. R. Tolkien, Emily Dickinson to Langston Hughes, and covering a range of favorite topics—pets, playtime, family, nature, and nonsense—ensure that there’s a poem to please every child. A truly comprehensive collection that is the ideal way of introducing children to the joys of reading poetry."If your children think they don't like poetry, expose them to this collection . . . and I defy them to resist its magic."— Kirkus"A fine book for parents to read aloud to their children."— Library Journal"This volume stands out for the comprehensiveness of its selection."— The Horn Book

Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny , asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid illustrations by Caldecott winner Leonard Weisgard, The Important Book shows children just how important everyday objects can be. What is the most important thing about a spoon? The fact that you can eat with it? What about an apple? Or a shoe? This book helps curious preschoolers notice important details about their everyday surroundings, like daisies are white, rain is wet, and a spoon is used for eating. For the important thing about The Important Book is that the book resonates long after it's closed. What's most important about many familiar things—like rain and wind, apples and daisies—is suggested in rhythmic words and vivid pictures. "A perfect book. The text establishes a word game which tiny children will accept with glee," said Kirkus . Chosen as a "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" by the American National Education Association. "Rekindles the sense of wonder we were born with. True poetry about perceiving the world around us." — Mark Frauenfelder , BoingBoing magazine