The Little Island (book)
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The Little Island is a book by Margaret Wise Brown
under the pseudonym Golden MacDonald and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
. Released by Doubleday in 1946, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal
for illustration
in 1947.
Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown was a prolific American author of children's literature, including the books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, both illustrated by Clement Hurd.-Biography:...
under the pseudonym Golden MacDonald and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
Leonard Weisgard
Leonard Joseph Weisgard was an award-winning 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...
. Released by Doubleday in 1946, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
for illustration
Illustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
in 1947.