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Little Golden Book Classics Three Best-Loved Tales
This is a collection of three stories retelling some favorite fairy Mister Dog, The Color Kittens & Seven Little Postmen.
72 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 1992
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About the author
Margaret Wise Brown
396 books1,226 followersMargaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Even though she died nearly 70 years ago, her books still sell very well.
Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading.
She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them.
She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper.
Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.
Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading.
She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them.
She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper.
Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.
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July 30, 2023
#70 on Time Magazine 100 Best Children's books
This book includes The Color Kittens which is included on Time's 100 Best Children's list. There are two other stories included: Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself and Seven Little Postmen. All three were written by Margaret Wise Brown. I would classify them as typical Golden Books.
This book includes The Color Kittens which is included on Time's 100 Best Children's list. There are two other stories included: Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself and Seven Little Postmen. All three were written by Margaret Wise Brown. I would classify them as typical Golden Books.
February 16, 2024
Many thanks to the library InterLibrary Loan team for making sure that this treasure got to this particular reader. Having loved 'Goodnight Moon', I wanted to explore some other Brown classics, and this collection proves extra sweet with stories of dogs, kittens, and postal workers!
January 30, 2026
“Just walk and sooner or later you’ll get somewhere”
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