As a child I remember my parents reading to me at night before bedtime. The books we would read was from Little Golden Books. When I had Suzzane I knew what books I wanted to purchase to share with her.
Then came my nephew David M. and I couldn’t wait to share my favorite Little Golden Books with him. Then there was Charlie and he had his favorite Little Golden Books.
As well as my nieces and nephews who I purchase Little Golden Books for now. If your not familiar with these books Charlie and I will be studying them in school.
I wanted to give you some feedback on Little Golden Books and my Top 5 books and later on David and Charlie will come and share there Top 5 with you.
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Little Golden Books is a series of children’s books, which were founded in 1942. I would like to share a fun tidbit about Little Golden Boos with you. The Poky Little Puppy, is the top-selling children’s book of all time. As well as one of my favorite books.
Here is other top sellers including Tootle, Scuffy the Tugboat, one of Charlie’s favorite books and The Little Red Hen which my nephew performed in Drama Class.
Iillustrators for the Little Golden Books later became influential within the children’s book industry. Giving Homeschoolers new Lesson Plans and Unit Studies to study in Reading.
If your studying nature, Bible stories, nursery rhymes to read to your babies or Fairy Tales there is books you can use in your Lesson Plans making Reading more fun.
Did you know there are Christmas titles published every year. Little Golden Books even feature TV Show, Movies and Children’s Toys including Sesame Street, The Muppets, Disney characters, Looney Tunes, Barbie, Power Rangers and even Thomas the Tank Engine along with many other stories.
If your looking for celebrities to study then you should check out Little Golden Books as they feature my dads favorite Western Star Hopalong Cassidy and mine Annie Oakley. Or Rin Tin Tin about a dog. Then there is also Lassie and Cheyenne.
David wanted me to tell you to look up Captain Kangaroo and Mister Rogers who I love. David also said for Music Class to look for the books featuring Donny and Marie Osmond.
The Golden Book series started with the publisher Simon & Schuster. There were also Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin. Simon & Schuster’s partner in the Little Golden Books venture, with Western handling print operations. Penguin Random House is the current publisher of the series.
As your having your students study the books have them also study the Publishing Companies listed above and see what they can learn through them. Let them look through the books they published and pick out there favorite to read in there reading class.
Little Golden Books offers a fun unique appearance. Did you know a copy of The Poky Little Puppy bought today is essentially the same as one printed in 1942?
Both copies are readily recognizable as Little Golden Books. At the time of the series’ golden anniversary in 1992, Golden Books claimed that a billion and a half Little Golden Books had been sold. Could you imagine creating a product and selling that much of what you created?
Little Golden Books have remained the backbone of the product line. But the enterprise that produced Little Golden Books have created a variety of children’s books in various forms. Including media, records, tapes, videos, and even toys and games. Did you know some of the books have appeared in several different formats (including “A Golden Book”)
My Top 5 favorite Little Golden Books:
After a parrot makes fun of Sooki’s big ears, long nose, and wrinkled skin, the “saggy baggy” elephant isn’t too sure of himself. But once he meets some beautiful creatures who look just like him, Sooki celebrates with a joyful “one-two-three-kick.”
A Little Golden Book all about bustling baby animals!
A favorite of children for generations, Garth Williams’s classic Little Golden Book continues to find a special place in the hearts of young readers.
Featuring adorable baby animals including a playful bear, a busy squirrel, a brave lion, and many more, this beloved classic is a must-have for all little animal lovers.
The Pokey Little Puppy
The bestselling picture book of all time!
Five little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world. . . .
The Poky Little Puppy was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, and went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time.
The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake, has delighted families for generations. it is, quite simply, an icon. Delightful to read aloud, The Poky Little Puppy is a cherished story that every child should know.
A big elephant leaves the circus, builds a house, helps the townspeople, and finds happiness
Contains two stories, I Sing a Song of Praise adapted from Psalm 104 by Mary Michael White and A Book of God’s Gifts by Ruth Hannon.
The Night Before Christmas (Little Golden Book)
Everyone’s favorite Christmas-time rhyme makes the perfect giftable picture book!
The classic 1949 Little Golden Book The Night Before Christmas is now available for Santa’s littlest elves! With its shiny, colorful pages, this large-sized Little Golden Book is great for reading aloud as a family on a winter’s night, and makes a perfect gift for under the tree!
As a child my mom’s favorite book was Little Black Sambo. I always liked Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby. Although, book of these books are hard to find I would like to locate them to add to my personal library.
There are books linked to Amazon and at one time I was a affiliate and would have made a percentage from the links. But I am not associated with them as a affiliate at this time.
Thank you,
Glenda Charlie and David Cates
