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Would you rather be a Bullfrog? "Tell me! Would you rather be a Dog...or be a Cat? It's time for you to think about important things like that." Author and Illustrator : Dr Seuss - Theo. LeSieg Format : Hardcover Condition : Used minor damage to cover of book. Dimensions : 23cm x 17cm x 1cm Dr. Seuss: Issues/Opinions/Inspirations Like most works of merit the works of Dr. Seuss have been overanalyzed; many scholars have found devices where there are truly none to be found. For the most part Ted enjoyed writing entertaining books that encouraged children to read. There are several—his later books in particular—that were in fact inspired by current events or his own person find out more.....
Frosty the Snow Man - Little Golden Book Author Annie North Bedford Illustrator Corinne Malvern Edition 95 Sydney Edition Copyright 1972 First Printed 1951 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Fine. Notes Name in nameplate minor wear to cover no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Essential Little Golden Book Listing Information here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading such classics as 'The Poky Little Puppy'. Thanks to the happy hours spent with the books many childre click here.....
Mr Impossible The Mr Men and Little Miss series of titles now feature spine art. Collect the 46 Mr Men titles so the spine art reveals a picture when all titles are placed together in numbered order. Mr Impossible can do the most amazing things. Author : Roger Hargreaves ISBN : 9781846462733 Format : Paperback Condition : New Dimensions : 14cm x 13cm x 0.5cm Mr Men and Little Miss History Roger Hargreaves is the author of the Mr Men and Little Miss children's book series. The Mr Men series began in 1971 and now consists of 46 books published in English. The Little Miss series began in 1981 and is comprised of 33 books published in English. After Hargreaves' death in 1988 his son Adam Hargrea more here.....
The Wishing Chair Again Author : Enid Blyton Format : Paperback Condition: Used. No marks or tears. Dimensions : 11cm x 18cm x 1cm About Enid Blyton How Did Enid Blyton Become a Writer? In her autobiography The Story of My Life (1952) Enid Blyton says that from an early age she "liked making up stories better than I liked doing anything else." As a child she would go to bed at night and stories would flood into her mind "all mixed-up rather like dreams are but yet each story had its own definite thread—its beginning and middle and ending." Enid Blyton did not realise at the time that that was unusual remarking in a letter to psychologist Peter McKellar on 15th February 1953: "I thought more.....
The Kitten's Surprise - Little Golden Book Author : Nina Illustrator : Feodor Rojankovsky Edition: (386) (Sydney) Copyright : 1972 Format : Hardcover Condition : Used. Very fine Notes : Name in name plate. Dimensions : 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm About Little Golden Books Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published October 1 1942: 1. Three Little Kittens 2. Bedtime Stories 3. Mother Goose 4. Prayers for Children 5. The Little Red Hen 6. Nursery Songs 7. The Alphabet from A to Z 8. The Poky Little Puppy 9. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales 10. Baby's Book of Objects 11. The Animals of Farmer Jones 12. This Little Piggy and Other Counting Rhymes As of 2 find out more.....
Barbie Soccer Coach - Little Golden Book Author Barbara Slate Illustrator Art Ruiz Nancy Stevenson and Josie Yee Edition 98735-01 MCMXCIX Copyright 1995 First Printed 1995 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Fine. Notes Name in nameplate minor wear to cover no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Essential Little Golden Book Listing Information here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading such classics as 'The Poky Little Puppy'. Thanks to the happy hours spent with the bo extra info.....
Animal Alphabet - Little Golden Book Author: Barbara Shook Hazen Illustrator: Adele Werber Edition: (202) Copyright: 1973 Condition: Good - very good condition. Hard cover. Used. No name in name plate. Some scuff marks on cover minor damage to cover corners. Some damage to spine. Small pen number on front cover (see picture) and pen markings on back cover. Notes: Sydney Edition About Little Golden Books Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published October 1 1942: 1. Three Little Kittens 2. Bedtime Stories 3. Mother Goose 4. Prayers for Children 5. The Little Red Hen 6. Nursery Songs 7. The Alphabet from A to Z 8. The Poky Little Puppy 9. The more here.....
Just Disgusting! Author : Andy Griffiths Illustrator : Terry Denton Format : Paperback 166 pages Condition : Used. Ex-library book. Library barcode on cover wear to edges of cover. Dimensions : 13cm x 20cm x 1cm Get other Andy Girffiths books here About the Book Is this the right book for you? Take the DISGUSTING TEST and find out. Do you do any-or all-of the following: pick your nose talk in burps or wee in swimming pools? Do you ever wear the same undies two (or more) days in a row? Do you wish you knew the most disgusting thing in the world? Do you think brussel sprouts are a delicious mouth watering treat? Do you like stories about dead flies giant slugs and mysterious brown blobs? SCORE more here.....
Old Yeller - Little Golden Book Author Irwin Shapiro Illustrator Edwin Schmidt and E. Joseph Dreany Edition D51 Sydney Edition Copyright 1959 First Printed 1957 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Very Good. Notes Name in nameplate wear to cover and spine no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Essential Little Golden Book Listing Information here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading such classics as 'The Poky Little Puppy'. Thanks to the happy hours spent with the book more here.....
The Bunny Book - Little Golden Book Author Patsy Scarry Illustrator Richard Scarry Edition 17 Sydney Edition Copyright 1973 First Printed 1955 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Very Good - Fine. Notes No name in nameplate minor wear to cover pen scribble on front cover no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading such classics as 'The Poky Little Puppy'. Thanks to the happy hours spent with the books many children have developed a lifel more here.....
Four Little Kittens - Little Golden Book Author Kathleen N. Daly Illustrator Adriana Mazza Saviozzi Edition 185-30 Sydney Edition Copyright 1958 First Printed 1957 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Fine. Notes No name in nameplate minor wear to cover some of spine tape missing no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading such classics as 'The Poky Little Puppy'. Thanks to the happy hours spent with the books many children have developed more here.....
Fifth Formers of St Clare's Author : Enid Blyton Format : Hardcover 159 pages. Condition : Used. No marks or tears. About the Book Excerpt from the Book: St Clare's had stood silent and empty during eight weeks of the summer holiday. Except for the sound of mops and brushes and a tradesman ringing at the bell the place has been very quiet. The school cat missed the girls and wandered about miserable for the first week or two. But now everything was different. The school coaches were rolling up the hill full of chattering laughing children - St Clare's was beginning a new winter term! 'Who would think this was a winter term?' said Pat O'Sullivan to her twin Isabel. 'The sun is as hot as it wa more.....
First Bible Stories - Little Golden Book Author Jane Werner Illustrator Eloise Wilkin Edition 127 Sydney Edition Copyright 1974 First Printed 1954 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Fine. Notes Name in nameplate general cover wear no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm About Little Golden Books Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published October 1 1942: 1. Three Little Kittens 2. Bedtime Stories 3. Mother Goose 4. Prayers for Children 5. The Little Red Hen 6. Nursery Songs 7. The Alphabet from A to Z 8. The Poky Little Puppy 9. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales 10. Baby's Book of Objects 11. The Animals of Farmer Jones 12. This extra info.....
Hattie and the Fox Author : Mem Fox Illustrator : Patricia Mullins Format : Paperback Condition : New Dimensions : 25cm x 19cm x 0.5cm About Hattie and the Fox “Hattie was a big black hen. One morning she looked up and said ‘Goodness gracious me! I can see a nose in the bushes!’ . . .” At a reading conference in Hong Kong in 1984 I attended a workshop in which rhyming rhythmic books were read aloud interactively for over an hour. It was brilliant. The point was to show how easy it is for young children to learn to read with bouncy repetitive books. I was thinking in bouncy rhymes all day! I wrote the first draft of Hattie that night. Of all the books I’ve writte more information.....
Fox in Socks - Floor Puzzle Author and Illustrator : Dr Seuss Format : 48 piece Floor Puzzle Condition : New Dimensions : Puzzle size: 57cm x 91.5cm - Box size 24cm x 20cm x 7cm Piece together this giant 48-piece puzzle and join the Fox in Socks and Mr Knox as they tackle some of the world's most difficult tongue twisters. With his unique blend of rhyme rhythm and repetition Dr. Seuss helps children of all ages and abilities learn to read. Dr Seuss makes learning fun! Dr. Seuss: Issues/Opinions/Inspirations Like most works of merit the works of Dr. Seuss have been overanalyzed; many scholars have found devices where there are truly none to be found. For the most part Ted enjoyed writing ente more details.....
The Rockingdown Mystery Author : Enid Blyton Format : Hardcover 188 pages. Condition : Used. First few pages have come loose from binding but are still contained within book dust jacket still in tact no other marks or tears. About the Book This is the first Enid Blyton adventure mystery story about Barney the circus boy and his wicked litle monkey Miranda Roger and Diana and their irrepressible cousin Snubby Snubby has a dog - a completely crazy spaniel called Loony. What with the children and the moonkey and the dog there is plenty of liveliness - and when a first-class Mystery turns up the excitement is tremendous. Who makes the noises in the night? What is the mystery about the old desert more.....
Feeding your Baby and Toddler by Annabel Karmel From first foods to family meals. 200 easy healthy and nutritious recipes. New Paperback 192pp Get other Parenting books here About the book The classic cookbook and nutrition guide by bestselling author Annabel Karmel. Over 200 imaginative recipes including first purees finger foods tempting tastes for fussy eaters lunch box ideas and meals for the whole family to share. Comprehensive nutritional advice covers every stage of your child's development up to age seven. About Annabel Karmel Annabel Karmel is the UK's best-selling author of twenty two books on baby and children's food and nutrition. She is an expert in devising tasty and nutritious more here.....
The Sneetches and other stories The Star-Bellied Sneetches think they're much better than the Plain-Bellied Sneetches. But they're about to discover that it's what's inside that really matters! By combining the funniest stories craziest creatures and zaniest pictures with his unique blend of rhyme rhythm and repetition Dr Seuss helps children of all ages and abilities learn to read. Author and Illustrator : Dr Seuss Format : Paperback Condition : New Dimensions : 23cm x 17cm x 1.2cm Dr. Seuss: Issues/Opinions/Inspirations Like most works of merit the works of Dr. Seuss have been overanalyzed; many scholars have found devices where there are truly none to be found. For the most part Ted enjoy more information.....
Secret Seven Adventure Author : Enid Blyton Format : Paperback 96 pages. Condition : Used. Name on first page no other marks or tears. About the Book The Secret Seven have thrilling adventures - read this book and take part in one with them! This is their second adventure in which an exciting search for missing pearls leads the Secret Seven to a circus... About Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton was born on 11th August 1897 at 354 Lordship Lane a two-bedroom flat above a shop in East Dulwich South London. Shortly after her birth her parents moved to Beckenham in Kent and it was there in a number of different houses over the years that Enid Blyton spent her childhood. She had two younger brothers&m more.....
In The Beginning and Other Stories Author : Enid Blyton Illustrator : Penny Horne Format : Paperback Condition : Used. Small crayon mark on title page some minor creases on pages. Dimensions : 14cm x 15cm x 0.5cm About Enid Blyton How Did Enid Blyton Become a Writer? In her autobiography The Story of My Life (1952) Enid Blyton says that from an early age she "liked making up stories better than I liked doing anything else." As a child she would go to bed at night and stories would flood into her mind "all mixed-up rather like dreams are but yet each story had its own definite thread—its beginning and middle and ending." Enid Blyton did not realise at the time that that was unusual rema extra info.....
Bertie and the Bear Author and Illustrator : Pamela Allen Format : Paperback Condition : New Dimensions : 25cm x 19cm x 0.5cm About Bertie and the Bear Because a bear was chasing Bertie the Queen shouted "Shoo shoo you monster YOU!" and chased the bear. When the King saw what was happening he blew his trumpet BLAH! BLAH! and chased after the Queen. Before long there were a great many people pursuing the bear all making an incredible noise - and this had a surprising effect on both the bear and Bertie About Pamela Allen Pamela Allen is a phenomenon in the world of children's books. In twenty-five years she has produced thirty-two picture books; many of which have won prestigious awards and co more.....
We Help Daddy - Little Golden Book Author Mini Stein Illustrator Eloise Wilkin Edition 468 Sydney Edition Copyright 1973 First Printed 1962 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Fine. Notes No name in nameplate minor wear to cover dirty marks on a few pages-particulary on inside covers and a couple pages after no other marks or tears. Father has pipe in every picture including cover image Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Essential Little Golden Book Listing Information here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with t more.....
Birds - Little Golden Book Author Jane Werner Watson Illustrator Eloise Wilkin Edition E202-1 Twelfth Printing 1980 Copyright 1980 First Printed 1973 Format Paperback Condition Used. Good. Notes Name in nameplate general cover wear various scribbles on some of first seven pages (particularly bad on title page) still readable and can see the pictures easily. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm About Little Golden Books Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published October 1 1942: 1. Three Little Kittens 2. Bedtime Stories 3. Mother Goose 4. Prayers for Children 5. The Little Red Hen 6. Nursery Songs 7. The Alphabet from A to Z 8. The Poky Little Pu more here.....
The Friendly Beasts - Little Golden Book Illustrator Ruth Sanderson Edition 10125-8 FGHIJ Copyright 1983 First Printed 1983 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Very Fine. Notes Name in nameplate (community centre stamp) and on back inside cover minor wear to cover no other marks or tears. Dimensions 15cm x 14cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading such classics as 'The Poky Little Puppy'. Thanks to the happy hours spent with the books many children have developed a lifelong lov more here.....
Jenny's Surprise Summer - Little Golden Book Author Eugenie Illustrator Eugenie Edition B C D E F G H I J Copyright 1981 First Printed 1981 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Very Fine. Notes No name in nameplate general cover wear no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm About Little Golden Books Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published October 1 1942: 1. Three Little Kittens 2. Bedtime Stories 3. Mother Goose 4. Prayers for Children 5. The Little Red Hen 6. Nursery Songs 7. The Alphabet from A to Z 8. The Poky Little Puppy 9. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales 10. Baby's Book of Objects 11. The Animals of Farmer Jones 12. This more details.....
Grug learns to swim Grug is a fictional character appearing in a series of Australian children's books by the author Ted Prior. They were published between 1979 and 1992 by Hodder Headline Australia and have now been republished by Simon Schuster. The reprinted series is now available for purchase. Due to the popularity of the series new titles are being published some are already available for purchase. "Grug began his life as the top of a Burrawong tree. Resembling a small striped haystack with feet and a nose he is fascinated by the world around him and solves everyday problems creatively and without fuss. When dancing instructions are too difficult to understand Grug invents his own more.....
Dr Seuss's Seusscase Format : 10 Paperback books in Carry Case Condition : New Dimensions : 23cm x 19cm x 6cm Titles in this set : The Cat in the Hat Green Eggs and Ham Oh the Places You'll Go! Fox in Socks One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish There's a Wocket in My Pocket I Wish that I Had Duck Feet Dr Seuss's ABC The Sneetches The Lorax Dr Seuss Artwork Geisel's earlier artwork often employed the shaded texture of pencil drawings or watercolors but in children's books of the postwar period he generally employed the starker medium of pen and ink normally using just black white and one or two colors. Later books such as The Lorax used more colors. Geisel's figures are often rounded and somew find out more.....
Lady - Little Golden Book Author Ward Greene and Samuel Armstrong Illustrator Walt Disney Studio Edition D33-30 Sydney Edition Copyright 1956 First Printed 1954 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Very Good - Fine. Notes No name in nameplate minor wear to cover small part of cover picture missing from top right corneron front and back(left) no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Essential Little Golden Book Listing Information here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading more details.....
Mem Fox Book Collection II Author : Mem Fox Illustrator : Various Format : 4 Paperback books Condition : New Titles in this collection : A Particular Cow Tough Boris Koala Lou Night Noises Total RRP for this book collection is $ 59.96. Get all 4 in this collection for a discount price of $ 29.95 About A Particular Cow When a particular cow goes for her particular morning walk usually nothing happens. Until one particular Saturday . . . About Tough Boris Boris von der Borch is a mean greedy old pirate – tough as nails through and through like all pirates. Or is he? About Koala Lou There was once a baby koala so soft and round that all who saw her loved her. Her name was Koala Lou. Koala extra info.....
Colors Are Nice - Little Golden Book Author Adelaide Holl Illustrator Leonard Shortall Edition 272 Sydney Edition Copyright 1962 First Printed 1962 Format Hardcover Condition Used. Very Good. Notes Name in nameplate general wear to cover no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm About Little Golden Books Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published October 1 1942: 1. Three Little Kittens 2. Bedtime Stories 3. Mother Goose 4. Prayers for Children 5. The Little Red Hen 6. Nursery Songs 7. The Alphabet from A to Z 8. The Poky Little Puppy 9. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales 10. Baby's Book of Objects 11. The Animals of Farmer Jones more here.....
My First Mr Funny Book Mr Funny loves to cheer everyone up with his jokes and humour. Author : Roger Hargreaves (Adam Hargreaves) Format : Board Book Condition : Used as new Dimensions : 14cm x 13cm x 0.5cm Mr Men and Little Miss History Roger Hargreaves is the author of the Mr Men and Little Miss children's book series. The Mr Men series began in 1971 and now consists of 46 books published in English. The Little Miss series began in 1981 and is comprised of 33 books published in English. After Hargreaves' death in 1988 his son Adam Hargreaves began writing and illustrating new stories involving the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters including the creation of ten new characters four of which click here.....
A Child's Garden of Verses - Little Golden Book Author Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator Eloise Wilkin Edition Syndey Edition Copyright 1974 First Printed 1957 Format Hardcover. Condition Used. Very Good - Fine. Notes Name in nameplate minor wear to cover mark on front cover (top right) no other marks or tears. Dimensions 20cm x 17cm x 0.5cm Get other Little Golden Books here Essential Little Golden Book Listing Information here Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colourful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children reading such classics as 'The Poky Little Puppy'. Thanks to click here.....
About Beatrix Potter
A little girl in Victorian England, Beatrix Potter was taught at home by governesses and studied art while her brother was sent away to school. She was a shy, reserved personality when interacting with the outside world, but her secret diary written in her own code, revealed a lively young girl with highly critical opinions of her fellow artists.
Despite not going to school Beatrix was an enthusiastic student of nature, teaching herself while painting and drawing the things she saw around her. Her childhood sketches reveal an early fascination for the subject which would continue throughout her life. She also painted many exquisite landscapes that show her pleasure in the countryside. Click here for more information on Beatrix Potter's Art.
Beatrix and her brother, Bertram, kept many animals in their schoolroom, from mice to birds and lizards to snakes. Beatrix Potter's pets were often subjects for sketches and paintings, and were later to inspire the much-loved characters in her books.
In 1893 Beatrix Potter wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit in a picture letter to a little boy she knew who had been ill for a long time. In 1901 she went on to privately print 250 copies of the tale in time for Christmas. A sign of the future success of this little story, these first copies sold very quickly at a shilling each, meaning she quickly had to print another 200 two weeks later.
About Dr Seuss
A doodler at heart, Ted often remarked—with a twinkle in his eye—that he never really learned to draw. His school notebooks often included bizarre creatures that framed sporadic notes he had taken in class. While his work is very distinct to adults and children, Janet Schulman—his editor for the last 11 years of his life—admits that he despised when his writing and illustrations were referred to as “whimsical.”
Ted was also very, very particular about color. According to Cathy Goldsmith, his art director from 1980 through 1991, his sense of color was very idiosyncratic (which means the colors he used were very distinctly and recognizably ‘Seuss’).
His paintings might not have been considered serious by critics’ standards, but Ted took his painting very seriously—it relaxed him. Using watercolor, gouache, ink, or casein, Ted would create vivid scenes with skewed, nonsensical perspectives and images. He would often contrast bright colors against a much darker background, creating an illusion of the subject popping out of the painting. While he longed for critical recognition that he was an artist, Ted would not sell his paintings out of fear of critics’ rejection.
When Ted needed to clear his thoughts or relieve a creative block, he often took an afternoon walk through his garden. Ted considered tending to his garden and trees another form of art, and when he worked in this “media,” he created a soft, pastoral setting.
According to Ted, however, his greatest work wasn’t a particular book or lavish gardens. It was the Lion Wading Pool at Wild Animal Park in San Diego, which he donated in 1973. (Dr. Seuss from Then to Now, p. 80)
About Grug and Ted Prior
Grug (1962-1975) is a fictional character appearing in a series of Australian children's books by the author Ted Prior. They were published between 1979 and 1992 by Hodder Headline Australia and have now been republished by Simon & Schuster. The reprinted series is now available for purchase.
"Grug began his life as the top of a Burrawong tree. Resembling a small, striped haystack with feet and a nose, he is fascinated by the world around him and solves everyday problems creatively and without fuss. When dancing instructions are too difficult to understand, Grug invents his own dance and calls it "The Grug"."
About Little Golden Books
Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published October 1, 1942:
1. Three Little Kittens
2. Bedtime Stories
3. Mother Goose
4. Prayers for Children
5. The Little Red Hen
6. Nursery Songs
7. The Alphabet from A to Z
8. The Poky Little Puppy
9. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales
10. Baby's Book of Objects
11. The Animals of Farmer Jones
12. This Little Piggy and Other Counting Rhymes
As of 2005, 15 million copies of The Poky Little Puppy have been sold, including copies in various languages.
The Little Golden Books, which initially sold for 25¢, were published by Simon and Schuster in cooperation with the Artist and Writers Guild, Inc. headed by Georges Duplaix. Duplaix had initially thought up the idea for the Little Golden Book series and fleshed it out in conversations with officials at Simon and Schuster. Dr. Mary Reed a professor at the Teachers College of Columbia University served as initial editor of the series.
Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin, was Simon and Schuster's partner in the Little Golden Books venture. Western handled the actual printing. In 1958, Simon and Schuster sold its interest in Little Golden Books to Western.
Ownership and control of the series has changed several times since. In 2001, Random House acquired Golden Books for about 85 million dollars.
Although the Little Golden Books have remained the backbone of the product line, the enterprise that produced the Little Golden Books has created a variety of children's books in various formats including records, tapes, videos, and even toys and games (the fourth and fifth as "Golden & Design"). Some titles have appeared in several different formats (including but not limited to "A Golden Book").
Many popular authors and illustrators have worked on Little Golden Books and related products including:
* Mary Blair
* Margaret Wise Brown
* Tibor Gergely
* Corinne Malvern
* Jim McDermott
* Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen
* Bob Staake
* Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky
* Patricia Scarry and Richard Scarry
* Gustaf Tenggren
* Jane Werner Watson
* Eloise Wilkin
* Garth Williams
* Herbert Zim
Although the details have changed over the years, the Little Golden Books have maintained a distinctive appearance. A copy of The Poky Little Puppy bought today is essentially the same as one printed in 1942. Both are readily recognizable as Little Golden Books. At the time of the golden anniversary, Golden Books claimed that a billion and a half Little Golden Books had been sold.
Some Little Golden Books and related products have featured popular children's icons from other media, eg. Sesame Street, the Muppets, Disney, Barbie, Power Rangers, etc. Television and movie tie-ins have been particularly popular. Over the years Hopalong Cassidy, Cheyenne, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Captain Kangaroo, Mister Rogers, and even Donny and Marie have appeared in Little Golden Books.
Many have dealt with nature and science, Bible stories, nursery rhyme, and fairy tales. Christmas titles are popular every year. The fact that many old titles remain in print shows the strong nostalgia appeal of Little Golden Books.
The official Random House website contains an interesting timeline for Little Golden Books.
In the year 2000, Encore Software produced a series of "Little Golden Books" titles for CD Rom, including the Poky Little Puppy, Mother Goose, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Velveteen Rabbit, Tootle, and The Saggy Baggy Elephant. These 6 individual titles were some of the first major software releases to be produced entirely in Macromedia Flash. They appeared in Time Magazine as part of an article entitled How to Raise a Superkid.
Gift Ideas for your Niece
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