65 Years of Little Golden Books

by Golden Books, Gustaf Tenggren, Gertrude Crampton

This charmingly illustrated children's book set will take you back to the simpler times of childhood with six classic stories which The Poky Little Puppy Tootle The Saggy Baggy Elephant Tawny Scrawny Lion Scuffy the Tugboat The Shy Little Kitten The Little Golden Books were first published in 1942. They were first sold individually for just $ .25, as simple, short stories about nature, science, Bible stories, nursery rhymes and fairy tales.

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

In 1942, the launch of Little Golden Books revolutionized children’s book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling children’s books of all time. Golden Books’ backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of children’s book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more. Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Books continues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.

Reviews

[Tonya Wertman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pictures, smiles, happy endings - a trip back to simpler times.