September 13, 2010
Leonard Weisgard's pictures of a bipedal animal cast continue to light up The Golden Christmas Tree by Jan Wahl, a 1988 picture book reissued as a Big Little Golden Book.
January 1, 2011
Animals gather to decorate a fir tree and celebrate Christmas together. Wahl's quiet, reverent text is extended by Weisgard's art in which the lines of the animals' fur connect them visually with the fir tree's needles, unifying the pages. This new edition, though essentially unchanged, has a slightly different format than the original.
(Copyright 2011 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
January 1, 2004
The animals--elephant, cardinal, llamas, goats, wolf, deer, lion, lamb, kangaroos, and more--gather in a forest to decorate a Christmas tree and then dance by the light of its star. This quiet Christmas mood piece lacks much of a story or any character development. Weisgard's beautifully detailed illustrations capture the tone and will appeal to nostalgic adults.
(Copyright 2004 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)