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.
Helen Ferris (1890-1969) edited numerous books for
young readers and was editor-in-chief of the Junior Literary Guild
from 1929–1959.
"Favorite Poems Old and New is a book of family poems. Those
of us of an older generation will remember reading many of them
around a fire on a winter's evening or perhaps in summertime
resting under a tree and having someone read them aloud to us. I
hope that young people will keep this book available for frequent
'dipping.' Children are poets before they grow up and they
should live with poems. I hope this book will encourage them to do
so."—Eleanor Roosevelt
"If your children think they don't like poetry, expose them to this
collection . . . and I defy them to resist its magic."—Kirkus
"A fine book for parents to read aloud to their children."—Library
Journal
"This volume stands out for the comprehensiveness of its
selection."—The Horn Book
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