Leonard Weisgard

Leonard Weisgard

Leonard Weisgard (1916-2000) was an American author and illustrator of more than 200 children's books, most famous for his collaborations with Margaret Wise Brown. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and spent most of his childhood in England. Weisgard studied art at the Pratt Institute. His first book, "Suki the Siamese Pussy", was published in 1937 and his first collaboration with Brown was two years later with "The Noisy Books". "The Little Island", written by M.W. Brown and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, won the Caldecott Medal in 1948 . Leonard married Phyllis Monnot in 1951 and, with her and their three children, moved to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1969. He died on January 14, 2000 in Denmark.

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* [http://www.leonardweisgard.com/biography.htm Leonard Weisgard biography] at LeonardWeisgard.com


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