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Juridisk navn
Barry, Robert Everett
Fødselsdato
1931-10-07
Dødsdag
2012-11-18
Køn
male
Fødested
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Bopæl
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Uddannelse
Rhode Island School of Design (BA)
Erhverv
professor
illustrator
Organisationer
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
U.S. Army
Kort biografi
[from University of Minnesota Libraries website]
Robert E. Barry was born in Newport, RI. in 1931. He married and had two children. He received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1953. He studied graphic design and drawing in Germany and Switzerland. He served in the US Army 1954-1955. He was a partner in the graphic design firm Pava Prints, Inc. in Puerto Rico 1957-1963. He was a professor of art for various institutions from 1966 onward. He was a writer and illustrator of children's books beginning in 1957. He received the New York Times award for Faint George in 1957. He received the Boys Club of America award for the book Faint George in 1957 and the book Next Please in 1961.

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My family has read this one for over a decade of Christmases now. It has a fun sense of rhyme and a positive message about how when you are generous, it inspires others to do the same.
 
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sloth852 | 16 andre anmeldelser | Jan 12, 2024 |
Mr. Willowby's Christmas tree came by special delivery. Full and fresh and glistening green--the biggest tree he had ever seen. He dashed downstairs to open the door--This was the moment he'd waited for.

I loved, loved, loved Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree. It celebrates giving in a fun and playful way. Mr. Willowby starts off a long chain of giving when he chops off the top of his too-tall Christmas tree. A tree that is splendid in every other way. He gives the tree-top to the upstairs maid. She's delighted. Very delighted. How thoughtful! How cheery! But the tree is too-tall for her small room. The top must go! Chances are you can predict at this point how the story will go. But that doesn't mean it is in any way less delightful. This little tree-top gets passed down and re-trimmed again and again and again and again and again. And it's just WONDERFUL to see how much happiness and cheer it brings to others.

I loved the premise. I loved the writing. The rhyming was delightful. It worked very well for me! I think this one would make a great read-aloud. I also loved how uplifting it is. (After reading Baboushka and the Three Kings, I needed a cheery story!)

Why didn't someone tell me about this wonderful and charming picture book?! Why?! Well, I am glad to have discovered it now!

Which Christmas books would you consider classic? Which would you recommend?
… (mere)
 
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blbooks | 16 andre anmeldelser | Nov 26, 2023 |
I love this book from the charming endpapers to the full circle with the very tip of the tree coming back to the Willowby’s home. Adorable.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 16 andre anmeldelser | Jun 5, 2023 |
A cute, funny Christmas story that has become a family favorite. We read it several times a year during December.
 
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skayw | 16 andre anmeldelser | Mar 20, 2022 |

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