Baby's Christmas

Part of Golden Baby

Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin
What did Santa leave for Baby?
Let's go in and see . . .


This sweet rhyming story from 1959, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin, shows the presents that Santa brought for Baby's first Christmas--". . . a rocking horse, a bouncy swing, a shovel and a pail, a rubber duck, a little boat for Baby dear to sail. . ."

Babies will love to watch this adorable baby playing with his toys and enjoying his first Christmas!
ESTHER WILKIN (1902-1985) wrote several Little Golden Books that her sister Eloise Wilkin illustrated, including the classic Baby Listens. View titles by Esther Wilkin
ELOISE WILKIN (1904–1987) illustrated dozens of classic Golden Books in her long career, including The Christmas Story, Wonders of Nature, Baby Listens, and We Help Mommy. Famous for her beautifully detailed paintings of the natural world and of cherubic children, she helped make Golden Books an icon. Her Golden Books Prayers for Children and My Little Golden Book About God have never been out of print. View titles by Eloise Wilkin

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What did Santa leave for Baby?
Let's go in and see . . .


This sweet rhyming story from 1959, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin, shows the presents that Santa brought for Baby's first Christmas--". . . a rocking horse, a bouncy swing, a shovel and a pail, a rubber duck, a little boat for Baby dear to sail. . ."

Babies will love to watch this adorable baby playing with his toys and enjoying his first Christmas!

Author

ESTHER WILKIN (1902-1985) wrote several Little Golden Books that her sister Eloise Wilkin illustrated, including the classic Baby Listens. View titles by Esther Wilkin
ELOISE WILKIN (1904–1987) illustrated dozens of classic Golden Books in her long career, including The Christmas Story, Wonders of Nature, Baby Listens, and We Help Mommy. Famous for her beautifully detailed paintings of the natural world and of cherubic children, she helped make Golden Books an icon. Her Golden Books Prayers for Children and My Little Golden Book About God have never been out of print. View titles by Eloise Wilkin

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