Animal Tales: A Little Golden Book Collection

Little Golden Books Treasury

by Kathryn Jackson, Byron Jackson, Gustaf Tenggren (Illustrator)

There's nothing like a Little Golden Book.

What's your favorite Little Golden Book? Chances are you'll find it in this delightful unabridged collection, featuring The Saggy Baggy Elephant, Mister Dog, and Tawny Scrawny Lion -- and some new favorites, too! Generations of children have grown up with these unforgettable stories and characters.

Open this deluxe volume of thirteen Little Golden Books, and start making new memories with your child.

Contents:
• The Saggy Baggy Elephant / Kathryn Jackson and Byron Jackson, authors; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator
• The Kitten Who Thought He Was a Mouse / Miriam Norton, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• How the Leopard Got Its Spots / Justine Fontes and Ron Fontes, authors; Keiko Motoyama, illustrator
• Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself / Margaret Wise Brown, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• Animal Orchestra / Ilo Orleans, author; Tibor Gergely, illustrator
• The Lion's Paw / Jane Werner Watson, author; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator
• Baby Animals / Garth Williams, author and illustrator
• The Golden Egg Book / Margaret Wise Brown, author; Leonard Weisgard, illustrator
• Animal Friends [a/k/a The Very Best Home for Me!] / Jane Werner Watson, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• The Big Brown Bear / Georges Duplaix, author; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator
• Home for a Bunny / Margaret Wise Brown, author; Garth Williams, illustrator
• How the Camel Got Its Hump : Tales from Around the World / Justine Fontes and Ron Fontes, authors; Keiko Motoyama, illustrator
• The Tawny Scrawny Lion /Kathryn Jackson, author; Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Anthologies, Animals

320 pages, Hardcover

First published May 8, 2004

About the author

Kathryn Jackson wrote hundreds of lively, witty stories for Golden Books, most of which were coauthored with her husband, Byron. The Saggy Baggy Elephant is one of the pair’s most famous titles. Golden Books that Kathryn Jackson wrote on her own include Tawny Scrawny Lion, Nurse Nancy, Pantaloon, Richard Scarry’s The Animals’ Merry Christmas, and Richard Scarry’s A Story a Day: 365 Stories and Rhymes.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this little treasury. It contains nine Little Golden books in one lovely volume with ALL the pictures. And the pictures are the right size, not all shrunken down and microscopic. Basically it looks just like the books you read as a child, only it's really fat because there are several together.

My boys have all enjoyed these (even the bigger ones read them on their own).

This collection contains the following stories:

The Saggy Baggy Elephant
The Kitten Who Thought He Was a Mouse
How the Leopard Got Its Spots
Mister Dog
Animal Friends
The Big Brown Bear
Home for a Bunny
How the Camel Got Its Hump
Tawny Scrawny Lion

A very affordable way to collect the Golden books.

[Eoin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book! This collection has 9 stories and my favorite is "Tawny Scrawny Lion"! I like to read this before I go to bed and I've been doing it the whole time I've been in Ireland!

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son loved the pictures and there are many different animals throughout the book. The story lines weren’t always the greatest, but the pictures seemed to captivate him and he paid attention well considering his age of 2. Some pages depict older times where someone smoking a pipe in a children’s book is acceptable.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well put together collection of nine beautiful tales with an animal theme. If you know children this is a great collection to have readily available for sharing with young minds and to delight all ages.

[Malinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic gift for a baby shower! This is a precious collection of Golden Book classics like Mister Dog and Baby Animals. It's an excellent book for bedtime - so many gorgeous illustrations and stories parents won't mind reading repeatedly.