Leonard Weisgard fue un celebrado ilustrador cuyo trabajo dio forma al paisaje visual de innumerables libros infantiles. Profundamente influenciado por el arte primitivo, la pintura gótica y renacentista, y los ilustradores franceses de vanguardia, Weisgard empleó una rica paleta de colores y medios, desde gouache hasta pluma y tinta, para dotar a sus ilustraciones de vitalidad y magia. Su pasión por la literatura infantil de alta calidad surgió de su propia insatisfacción juvenil con el arte monótono, impulsándolo a presentar un mundo visualmente rico y cautivador a los jóvenes lectores.
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.