While going to the shelves to put a few recently cataloged books away, I passed by my shelf of Little Golden Books. I don't have a wide selection as I'm very picky about which ones to carry. The number of LGBs published is overwhelming, I daresay I would need to add an annex if I were to get too deeply into selling them.
I choose to focus on the LGB's which feature the most recognizable artists or authors or first editions of the first 12 that were published way back in 1942.
I can see why they were so appealing then, and now. Their size is perfect for little hands. The artwork is colorful and abundant. The stories are (mostly) well-told and easy enough for the very young.
Enough said. Here are a few that I have or have had.
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| Baum, L. Frank (Adapted by Peter Archer); Illustrated by Harry McNaught. NY: S&S, 1952. |
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| Lawrey, Janette Sebring; Illustrated by Tibor Gergely. NY: S&S, 1943 |
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| Duplaix, George; Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. NY : S&S, 1947. |
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| Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated by Garth Williams. NY: S&S, 1954. |
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| Mother Goose; Illustrated by Miss Elliott. NY: S&S, 1942 |
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| Fairy Tales; Illustrated by Masha. NY: S&S, 1943. |
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| Jackson, Kathryn; Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. NY: S&S, 1952. |
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| Shane, Ruth & Harold; Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin. NY: S&S, 1955. |
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| Woodcock, Louise; Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin. NY: S&S, 1953. |
2 comments:
I love Little Golden Books, probably because I had so many of them as a child, many of which I still have today. You're absolutely right about them being just the perfect size. I hadn't thought about that before!
My brother adored 'The Little Eskimo' and always used to close the book saying "...and he went to bed with his gumboots on!"
I remember 'The Twins', too - but my all time favourite is 'The Colour Kittens', which I recently discovered was illustrated by Margaret Wise Brown. Those purples and greens are still some of the most exquisite intense colours I've ever seen.
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