This longtime favorite and bestseller is getting a whole new look! Colorful artwork, bold graphics, and modern words with lively sentences that define them make this book a sure hit for children and educators alike. The Little Golden Book line has always had a picture dictionary, and we re pleased to offer this updated version for a new generation."
In 1942, the launch of
Little Golden Books revolutionized children's book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with
The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling children's books of all time. Golden Books' backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardt's
Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of children's book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more. Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Books continues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.
Bob Staake's 2006 Golden Book
The Red Lemon was a
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year. His 2008 Golden Book
The Donut Chef received glowing reviews from
The Wall Street Journal and
Publishers Weekly. In addition to his work with Random House, Bob's titles include
Mary Had a Little Lamp (Bloomsbury),
Look! A Book! (Little Brown), and
Cars, Galore (Candlewick). Outside of his work in children's publishing, Bob's illustrations have also been seen on several popular
New Yorker covers, including the 11/17/08 "Reflection" cover that is officially the most popular
New Yorker cover of all time. In 2008, Bob was the recipient of
Time magazine's 2008 Best Magazine Cover award.