75 Years of Little Golden Books: 1942-2017 by Garth Williams
The perfect gift: A gorgeous boxed edition of Little Golden Books loved by generations!This beautiful, celebratory boxed set of twelve iconic Little Golden Books honors Golden Books' 75th anniversary in 2017. Gold foil and beautiful cloth adorn this special package containing the following titles: The Poky Little Puppy, I Can Fly, The Sailor Dog, Scuffy the Tugboat, Wonders of Nature, The Three Bears, A Day at the Seashore, The Blue Book of Fairy Tales, I'm a Truck, I Am a Bunny, The Whispering Rabbit, and Katie the Kitten, a newly reissued 1949 title.
The collection features a broad range of favorite stories and characters published from 1942 (the launch of Little Golden Books) to the present day, by creators such as Richard Scarry, Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown, and Caldecott Medalist illustrators Alice and Martin Provensen. It features the bestselling picture book of all time, The Poky Little Puppy, as well as a newly illustrated favorite, The Whispering Rabbit. There's also a poster inside, highlighting the history of Golden Books. This is a perfect gift for a special someone, to be cherished always.
Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books.
In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden's The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits' Wedding (HarperCollins).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780399559518 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399559515 |
| Title | 75 Years of Little Golden Books: 1942-2017 |
| Author | Garth Williams |
| Series | Little Golden Book |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2017-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |