All 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.
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- About Children's Classics
- Eloise Wilkin
- Little Golden Books
- Little Mommy
- Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
- Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
- Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
- Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
- Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
- Other Children's Classics Books
- Other Children's Classics Books
- Little Golden Books
- Just Some Little Golden Books!
- News about Little Golden Books
About Children's Classics
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Children's Classics - An Australian business specialising in children's classic, rare, and vintage books.
Titles include:
Little Golden Books; Eloise Wilkin, Esther Wilkin, Richard Scarry, Walt Disney, Sesame Street,
Grug by Ted Prior,
Disney Classics, Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Little Golden Books,
Dr. Seuss,
Emily Rodda; Deltora Quest, Rowan of Rin, Rondo, Fairy Realm, Squeak Street,
Roald Dahl,
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket,
Beatrix Potter The Peter Rabbit Library,
Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer,
Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini.
Eloise Wilkin
Little Golden Book Illustrator
ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR
(1904-1987) Eloise Wilkin's career covered more than fifty years, involving illustration and writing, free-lance drawing, and doll design. After graduating from The Rochester Institute of Technology, Eloise Burns and her friend Joan Esley moved to New York City where they hoped to have a better chance at careers in illustration. In 1935, Eloise married Sydney Wilkin and soon began a family of four children. She illustrated over 20 books with her sister Esther, who also married a Wilkin. In 1943, she was offered a contract with Simon & Schuster and worked almost exclusively for Little Golden Books until 1961.
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Little Golden Books remain popular with collectors, and Eloise Wilkin heads the list as most popular illustrator. Some, like Prayers for Children, are easy and cheap to find. Others, like Georgie Finds a Grandpa, are in hot demand and the price reflects that. For other LGBs, check out Loganberry's Little Golden Books Catalog.
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales (Part 1)
It's my pleasure to share with you a program that has scared me when I was little, and has burnt a hole in my head for my entire life called Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales, courtesy of Golden Book Video. The entire program is shown as it was on the original VHS. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Part 1 covers part of the first story, "The Gingerbread Man." © 1985 Western Publishing Company, Inc. UPDATE: I had to remove and re-upload this because of a problem. It should work fine now.
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales (Part 2)
It's my pleasure to share with you a program that has scared mewhen I was little, and has burnt a hole in my head for my entire life called Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales, courtesy of Golden Book Video. The entire program is shown as it was on the original VHS. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Part 2 covers the rest of "The Gingerbread Man," plus a bonus inbetween animation. © 1985 Western Publishing Company, Inc. UPDATE: I had to remove and re-upload this because of a problem with part 1 and I don't want all 5 parts to be out of sequence in my list of uploaded videos.
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales (Part 3)
It's my pleasure to share with you a program that has scared me when I was little, and has burnt a hole in my head for my entire life called Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales, courtesy of Golden Book Video. The entire program is shown as it was on the original VHS. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Part 3 covers the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." By the way, at 7:10 to 7:40, that part probably scared me the most. Why? I think it was because of every little thing about it. © 1985 Western Publishing Company, Inc. UPDATE: I had to remove and re-upload this because of a problem with part 1 and I don't want all 5 parts to be out of sequence in my list of uploaded videos.
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales (Part 4)
It's my pleasure to share with you a program that has scared me when I was little, and has burnt a hole in my head for my entire life called Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales, courtesy of Golden Book Video. The entire program is shown as it was on the original VHS. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Part 4 covers another bonus inbetween animation, then part of the final story, "The Three Little Pigs." © 1985 Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales
(part 5)
Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales (Part 5)
It's my pleasure to share with you a program that has scared me when I was little, and has burnt a hole in my head for my entire life called Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales, courtesy of Golden Book Video. The entire program is shown as it was on the original VHS. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Part 5 covers the rest of "The Three Little Pigs," then the credits. © 1985 Western Publishing Company, Inc. UPDATE: I had to remove and re-upload this because of a problem with part 1 and I don't want all 5 parts to be out of sequence in my list of uploaded videos.
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1. 1 2 3 Juggle With Me! A Counting Book2. 101 Dalmations
3. 101 Dalmations Rainbow Puppies
4. 101 Dalmations Snow Puppies
5. 5 Pennies to Spend
6. ABC Around the House
7. ABC Around the House-wheel
8. ABC Is For Christmas
9. ABC Rhymes
10. About the Seashore
11. Adventures of Goat, The
12. Airplanes
13. Aladdin
14. Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
15. Aladdin the Magic Carpet Ride
16. Albert's Zoo
17. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
18. Alice In Wonderland
19. All Aboard
20. All My Chickens
21. Alphabet From A To Z, The
22. Alvin's Daydreams
23. Amanda's First Day of School
24. Amazing Mumford Forgets the Magic Words!, The
25. Anastasia
26. Animal Alphabet From A to Z
27. Animal Babies
28. Animal counting Book
29. Animal Daddies and My Daddy
30. Animal Dictionary
31. Animal Friends
32. Animal Gym
33. Animal Orchestra
34. Animal Paint book
35. Animal Quiz
36. Animal Quiz Book
37. Animal Stamps
38. Animals' ABC
39. Animals and Their Babies
40. Animals' Christmas Eve, The
41. Animals Merry Christmas, The
42. Animals of Farmer Jones, The
43. Animals on the Farm
44. Annabelle's Wish
45. Annie Oakley and the Rustlers
46. Annie Oakley Sharpshooter
47. Another Monster At the End Of This Book
48. Aren't You Glad
49. Aristocats, The
50. Arthur's Good Manners
51. Babes In Toyland
52. Baby Animals
53. Baby Brown Bear's Big Bellyache
54. Baby Dear
55. Baby Farm Animals
56. Baby Fozzie Visits the Doctor
57. Baby Listens
58. Baby Looks
59. Baby Sister
60. Baby's Birthday
61. Baby's Book
62. Baby's Christmas
63. Baby's Day Out
64. Baby's First Book
65. Baby's First Christmas
66. Baby's House
67. Baby's Mother Goose
68. Bambi
69. Bambi Friends of the Forest
70. Bamm-Bamm with Pebbles Flintstone
71. Barbie
72. Barbie A Ballet Story-The Nutcracker
73. Barbie A Fairytale- Cinderella
74. Barbie A Fairytale- Rapunzel
75. Barbie A Happy Holiday
76. Barbie A Picnic Surprise
77. Barbie and the Scavenger Hunt
78. Barbie Holiday Helpers
79. Barbie In the Spotlight
80. Barbie Rapunzel
81. Barbie Sleeping Beauty
82. Barbie Soccer Coach
83. Barbie The Big Splash
84. Barbie The Jewel Thief
85. Barbie The Special Sleepover
86. Barbie Swan Lake
87. Barbie Thumbelina
88. Barney Catch That Hat
89. Barney Sharing Is Caring
90. Barney The Best Christmas Eve!
91. Batter Up!
92. Beach Day
93. Beany Goes To Sea
94. Bear In the Boat, The
95. Bears' New Baby, The
96. Bears' Surprise Party
97. Beauty and the Beast
98. Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas
99. Beauty and the Beast The Teapot's Tale
100. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
101. Bedtime Stories
102. Ben and Me
103. Benji Fastest Dog In the West
104. Berts' Hall of Great Inventions
105. Best Friends
106. Best of All, The A Story About the Farm
107. Betsy McCall A Paper doll Story Book
108. Bettina Ballerina
109. Between the Lions Bobby the Hopping Robot
110. Between the Lions Hopping Hens, Here
111. Between the Lions Mississippi Skip
112. Between the Lions Snowy Day
113. Bialosky's Special Picnic
114. Bible Heroes
115. Bible Stories From the Old Testament
116. Bible Stories of Boys and Girls
117. Big Bird Brings Spring To Sesame Street
118. Big Bird Meets Santa Claus
119. Big Bird Visits Navajo Country
120. Big Bird's Baby Book
121. Big Bird's Day on the Farm
122. Big Bird's Red Book
123. Big Bird's Ticklish Christmas
124. Big Brown Bear, The
125. Big Elephant, The
126. Big Enough Helper, The
127. Big Little Book, The
128. Big Red
129. Biggest,Most Beautiful Christmas Tree, The
130. Bird Stamps
131. Birds
132. Birds of All Kinds
133. Bisketts In Double Trouble
134. Black Cauldron, The- Taron Finds A Friend
135. Black Hole, The A Spaceship Adventure For Robots
136. Blessing From Above, A
137. Blue Barry Bear Counts From 1 to 20
138. Blue Book of Fairy Tales, The
139. Boats
140. Bob the Builder and the Hungry Bunnies
141. Bobby and His Airplane
142. Bobby the Dog
143. Bongo
144. Boo and the Flying Flews
145. Book of I,J,K,The
146. Book of A, The
147. Book of B,The
148. Book of C, The
149. Book of D,E, The
150. Book of F, The
151. Book of G,H,The
152. Book of God's Gifts, A
153. Book of L,The
154. Book of M,The
155. Book of N, O,The
156. Book of P,Q,The
157. Book of R, The
158. Book of S, The First
159. Book of S, The Second
160. Book of T,U,V, The
161. Book of W,X,Y,Z,The
162. Bouncy Baby Finds His bed, The
163. Bow, Wow, Meow! A First Book Of Sounds
164. Boy and the Tigers, The
165. Boy With A Drum, The
166. Bozo and the Hide N' Seek Elephant
167. Bozo Finds A Friend
168. Bozo the Clown
169. Brave Cowboy Bill
170. Brave Eagle
171. Brave Little Tailor, The
172. Bravest Of All
173. Broken Arrow
174. Brother Bear
175. Brownie Scouts
176. Buck Rogers and the Children Of Hopetown
177. Buffalo Bill Jr.
178. Bugs Bunny
179. Bugs Bunny and the Health Hog
180. Bugs Bunny and the Indians
181. Bugs Bunny and the Pink Flamingos
182. Bugs Bunny at the County Fair
183. Bugs Bunny At the Easter Party
184. Bugs Bunny Calling
185. Bugs Bunny Gets A Job
186. Bugs Bunny Marooned
187. Bugs Bunny Party Pest
188. Bugs Bunny Pirate Island
189. Bugs Bunny Stowaway
190. Bugs Bunny Too Many Carrots
191. Bugs Bunny, Pioneer
192. Bugs Bunny's Birthday
193. Bugs Bunny's Carrot Machine
194. Bullwinkle
195. Bunnies' ABC
196. Bunnies' Counting Book, The
197. Bunny Book, The
198. Bunny Hop, The
199. Bunny's New Shoes
200. Bunny's Magic Tricks
201. Buster Bunny and the Best Friends Ever
202. Buster Cat Goes Out
203. Busy Timmy
204. But Youâ%u20AC%u2122re a Duck
205. Butterfly Kisses
206. Cabbage Patch Kids Xavier's Birthday Surprise
207. Captain Kangaroo
208. Captain Kangaroo and the Beaver
209. Captain Kangaroo and the Panda
210. Captain Kangaroo's Surprise Party
211. Car and Truck Stamps
212. Cars
213. Cars and Trucks
214. Casper and Friends Boo-o's on First
215. Cat In The Hat, The - the movie
216. Cat Who Climbed the Christmas Tree, The
217. Cat Who Stamped His Feet,The
218. Cats
219. Cave Kids
220. Charlie
221. Charmin' Chatty
222. Chelli and the Great Sandbox Adventure
223. Chelli Tells The Truth
224. Cheltenham's party
225. Cheyenne
226. Chicken Little
227. Child's Garden of Verses, A
228. Child's Year, A
229. Chip N' Dale at the Zoo
230. Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers The Big Cheese Caper
231. Chip, Chip
232. Chipmunks' Merry Christmas, The
233. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
234. Christmas ABC,The
235. Christmas Bunny , The
236. Christmas Carols
237. Christmas Donkey, The
238. Christmas In The Country
239. Christmas Story, The
240. Christmas Tree That Grew, The
241. Christopher and the Columbus
242. Cinderella
243. Cinderella paper doll
244. Cinderella's Friends
245. Cindy Bear
246. Cindy Bear featuring Yogi Bear
247. Circus ABC, The
248. Circus Boy
249. Circus Is In Town, The
250. Circus Time
251. Circus Time with wheel
252. Cleo
253. Clown Coloring Book
254. Cold Blooded Penguin, The
255. Color Kittens, The
256. Colorful Mouse, The
257. Colors
258. Colors Are Nice
259. Come Play House
260. Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree
261. Corky
262. Corky's Hiccups
263. Count All the WayTo Sesame Street
264. Count to Ten
265. Counting Rhymes
266. Country Mouse and the City Mouse, The
267. Cow and the Elephant, The
268. Cow Went Over the Mountain, The
269. Cowboy ABC
270. Cowboy Mickey
271. Cowboy Stamps
272. Curious Little Kitten Around the House, The
273. Daddies
274. Daddies All About the Work They Do
275. Daisy Dog's Wake-Up Book
276. Dale Evans and the Coyote
277. Dale Evans and The Lost Gold Mine
278. Dan Yacarrino's Mother Goose
279. Daniel Boone
280. Daniel in the Lion's Den
281. Danny Beaver's Secret
282. Darby O'Gill
283. Darkwing Duck The Silly Canine Caper
284. David and Goliath
285. Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier
286. Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
287. Day At the Beach, A
288. Day at the Playground, A
289. Day at the Zoo, A
290. Day In the Jungle, A
291. Day On the Farm, A
292. Day Snuffy Had the Sniffles, The
293. Deep Blue Sea, The
294. Dennis the Menace A Quiet Afternoon
295. Dennis the Menace and Ruff
296. Dennis the Menace Waits for Santa Claus
297. Detective Mickey Mouse
298. Dexter's Laboratory Zappo Chang-O
299. Dick Tracy
300. Dinosaurs
301. Disneyland on The Air
302. Disneyland Parade with Donald Duck
303. Doctor Dan at the Circus
304. Doctor Dan the Bandage Man
305. Doctor Squash the Doll Doctor
306. Dog Stamps
307. Dogs
308. Donald Duck and Santa Claus
309. Donald Duck and the Big Dog
310. Donald Duck and the Biggest Dog In Town
311. Donald Duck and the Christmas Carol
312. Donald Duck and the Mouseketeers
313. Donald Duck and the One Bear
314. Donald Duck and the Witch Next Door
315. Donald Duck in America On Parade
316. Donald Duck in Disneyland
317. Donald Duck Instant Millionaire
318. Donald Duck Lost and Found
319. Donald Duck Private Eye
320. Donald Duck Prize Driver
321. Donald Duck Some Ducks Have All the Luck
322. Donald Duck's Adventure
323. Donald Duck's Christmas Tree
324. Donald Duck's Safety Book
325. Donald Duck's Toy Sailboat
326. Donald Duck's Toy Train
327. Donny and Marie The Top Secret Project
328. Double Trouble A Story About Twins
329. Dr. Ruth, Grandma On Wheels
330. Dragon In the Wagon, A
331. Duck and His Friends
332. Duck Tales The Hunt For the Giant Pearl
333. Duck Tales The Secret City Under the Sea
334. Dumbo
335. Elephant On Wheels
336. Elmo Loves You
337. Elmo's 12 Days Of Christmas
338. Elmo's New Puppy
339. Elmo's Tricky Tongue Twisters
340. Eloise Wilkin's Mother Goose
341. Elves and The Shoemaker,The
342. Emerald City of Oz, The
343. Emperor's New Clothes, The
344. Ernie's Work of Art
345. Exploring Space
346. Fairy Princess, The -Superstar Barbie
347. Fairy Tale Theater-Rapunzel
348. Family Circus, The Daddy's Surprise Day
349. Farm Stamps
350. Farmyard Friends
351. Favorite Nursery Tales
352. Feelings From A to Z
353. Finding Nemo
354. Fire Engines
355. Fire Engines to the Rescue
356. Fire Fighter's Counting Book, The
357. Fireball X15
358. Firemen and Fire Engines stamps
359. First Bible Stories
360. First Airplane Ride, A
361. First Golden Geography, The
362. First Little Golden
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