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Little Golden Books Treasury
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A MUST-HAVE COLLECTION of the most cherished Golden Books written by Margaret Wise Brown. Beautifully bound with 224 gilded pages, it includes The Color Kittens, Home for a Bunny , and 18 other bestselling stories and poems—some of which are available only in this collection!
224 pages, Hardcover
First published September 9, 2008
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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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January 17, 2024
SEVEN LITTLE POSTMEN — A good book to show children a behind-the-scenes look about the postal service
PUSSY WILLOW — Follows a kitten throughout the year as she searches for the flowers for which she is named. A good book for young children when teaching about the seasons of the year.
I LIKE FISH, I LIKE CARS, & I LIKE STARS — Fun little poems
THE BURGLAR IN THE DARK — Follows the Fat Little Policeman as he answers a call concerning a noise in a house
THE SAILOR DOG — A dog who is only happy when he is sailing because he was born for it
THE TRAIN TO TIMBUCTOO — A fun little poem about trains
THE GOLDEN BUNNY (Selections) — A little story & some poems about bunnies
MISTER DOG — A silly little story about a dog who adopts a boy to live in his doghouse with him
HOME FOR A BUNNY — A bunny searches for a home
THE BRAVE LIFE SAVER — The Fat Little Policeman saves a man from drowning
THE WHISPERING RABBIT — A rabbit has to find just the right soft sound to wake up a bee that he accidentally swallowed so that the bee can fly out of his mouth.
PUSSY WILLOW — Follows a kitten throughout the year as she searches for the flowers for which she is named. A good book for young children when teaching about the seasons of the year.
I LIKE FISH, I LIKE CARS, & I LIKE STARS — Fun little poems
THE BURGLAR IN THE DARK — Follows the Fat Little Policeman as he answers a call concerning a noise in a house
THE SAILOR DOG — A dog who is only happy when he is sailing because he was born for it
THE TRAIN TO TIMBUCTOO — A fun little poem about trains
THE GOLDEN BUNNY (Selections) — A little story & some poems about bunnies
MISTER DOG — A silly little story about a dog who adopts a boy to live in his doghouse with him
HOME FOR A BUNNY — A bunny searches for a home
THE BRAVE LIFE SAVER — The Fat Little Policeman saves a man from drowning
THE WHISPERING RABBIT — A rabbit has to find just the right soft sound to wake up a bee that he accidentally swallowed so that the bee can fly out of his mouth.
August 10, 2025
Most are good, but it’s Golden Books!
July 23, 2010
This collection contains over 20 stories and poems by Margaret Wise Brown. There are a few repeats from the other collections.
Another great book we're all enjoying.
This contains:
Seven Little Postmen
Pussy Willow
I Like Fish
The Burglar in the Dark
The Sailor Dog
The Train to Timbuctoo
The Color Kittens
Selections from The Golden Bunny
Mister Dog
Home for a Bunny
The Brave Life Saver
The Whispering Rabbit
I Like Cars
I Like Stars
Another great book we're all enjoying.
This contains:
Seven Little Postmen
Pussy Willow
I Like Fish
The Burglar in the Dark
The Sailor Dog
The Train to Timbuctoo
The Color Kittens
Selections from The Golden Bunny
Mister Dog
Home for a Bunny
The Brave Life Saver
The Whispering Rabbit
I Like Cars
I Like Stars
April 17, 2009
Compilation of all those little golden books - it's sweet to see all the illustrations and some of the stories are alright, but some are just so long and kind of weird. I don't think we even read them all.
November 6, 2014
A collection of 20 Golden Book stories by one of the most talented authors of children’s picture books. From the whimsical poems of The Friendly Book to the gentle stories of The Golden Sleepy Book, find out why there's so much more to Brown than Goodnight Moon.
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