Leonard Weisgard was a celebrated illustrator whose work shaped the visual landscape for countless children's books. Deeply influenced by primitive art, Gothic and Renaissance painting, and avant-garde French illustrators, Weisgard employed a rich palette of colors and media, from gouache to pen and ink, to imbue his illustrations with vibrancy and magic. His passion for high-quality children's literature stemmed from his own youthful dissatisfaction with monotonous artwork, driving him to present a visually rich and captivating world to young readers.
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.
From the Golden Books archives comes a classic Christmas tale by a master storyteller and one of the great Golden Books illustrators.A forest is hushed for the animals' Christmas. The elephant brings a fir tree from far away, and the animals gather silently. . . . The kangaroos decorate the tree with pinecones, and the giraffe places a star at the top.“Now, as it happened before, the lion lay down with the lamb. . . .”This beautifully told story by noted author Jan Wahl is brought to life with richly textured paintings by Caldecott Medalist Leonard Weisgard, celebrating the majesty and wonder of Christmas. It was originally published in 1988.