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Leonard Weisgard

Leonard Joseph Weisgard (December 13, 1916 – January 14, 2000) was an American writer and illustrator of more than 200 children's books. He is known best for his collaborations with writer Margaret Wise Brown.

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American illustrator and picture book writer

Born 13 December 1916
Died 14 January 2000

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  • Cover of: The Plymouth Thanksgiving

    First published in 1967 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The beloved friend.

    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Athhenians in the classical period

    First published in 1963 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr. Peaceable paints ...

    First published in 1956 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The most beautiful tree in the world

    Cover of edition mostbeautifultre00weis First published in 1956 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Whale's Way

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Penguin's Way

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The beginnings of cities: re-creation in pictures and text of Mesopotamian life from farming to early city building.

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The first farmers in the new stone age.

    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Silly Willy Nilly.

    First published in 1953 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Treasures to see: a museum picture-book.

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Who dreams of cheese?

    First published in 1950 — 1 edition
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American illustrator and picture book writer

Born 13 December 1916
Died 14 January 2000

Subjects

Juvenile literature, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Animals, Artisans, Cities and towns, Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian, Dreams, Greece -- Social life and customs, History, Humpback whale, Museums, Penguins, Penguins, fiction, Picture books, Pilgrim (New England colonists), Plymouth (Mass.), Sign painting, Social life and customs, Thanksgiving Day, Traditional farming, Whales, Whales, fiction

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Greece, Iraq, Plymouth (Mass.)

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George Washington (1732-1799)

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  • Leonard Joseph Weisgard
  • Leonard, Weisgard

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December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl bio
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import