Margaret Wise Brown's The Golden Bunny

by Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)

Overview

A beautiful gift edition of Margaret Wise Brown's classic!
 
This wonderful collection of bunny stories and poems, by the author of Goodnight Moon, has been reissued for a new generation in a beautiful hardcover edition. Margaret Wise Brown’s witty writing, featuring bunnies in all seasons, is brought to life with lush, ornamental paintings by Caldecott Medalist Leonard Weisgard. This deluxe picture book will be a special Easter gift for a child, or any fan of Margaret Wise Brown and Leonard Weisgard.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780385392747
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/06/2015
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

MARGARET WISE BROWN (1910-1952), best known as the author of Goodnight Moon, wrote countless children’s books inspired by her belief that the very young were fascinated by the simple pleasures of the world around them. Among her many bestselling Golden Books are The Sailor Dog, The Color Kittens, Mister Dog, Seven Little Postmen, and Home For A Bunny.

LEONARD WEISGARD (1916-2000) was a beloved and award-winning illustrator of more than 200 children’s books, perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown. His books include The Little Island (for which he won the Caldecott Medal in 1947), The Golden Egg Book, and The Golden Bunny.

Date of Birth:

May 23, 1910

Date of Death:

November 13, 1952

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Place of Death:

Nice, France

Education:

B.A., Hollins College, 1932; Bank Street College of Education

Website:

http://www.margaretwisebrown.com

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2015
PreS-Gr 1—Out of print since the mid-1980s, this whimsical collection features short tales and poems from the great Margaret Wise Brown, complemented by lush and richly detailed illustrations by Leonard Weisgard. Though not nearly as groundbreaking or eye-popping as their 1946 collaboration on The Little Island (Doubleday), which snagged the Caldecott medal, these sweet stories of a land in which "there were nothing but bunnies" will work nicely as one-on-one or bedtime reads. The production value is high, with saturated jewel tones and an attractive cover design; this would also make a lovely gift. From Weisgard's collagelike endpapers featuring a colorful array of leaves to Brown's evocative verse ("By the dark gray river in the soft white snow/I caught a little Rabbit and let him go/Bounding deep in the deep soft snow."), this collection certainly stands the test of time.

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