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| Little Golden Books - The Chipmunks' Merry Christmas |
In fact, she (Beth Aroyo-Mirowsky) said that she had a collection of Little Golden Books! It turns out that there is a whole subculture of people collecting Golden Books such as Little Golden Book Collector and The Santis, Like many collections, the value seems to be that for many people, it reminds them of their youth and appeals to their nostalgia for happy days when their paretns read to them..
Once I pulled my jaw back into place, I jumped on the opening to pick her brain about them.
We have about 50 Golden Books in my educational collection which she looked through. There were five that she said were noteworthy and collectible. For instance, I have a Little Golden Book called: "The Chipmunks' Merry Christmas." which is dated 1959.
This book seems to be noteworthy for a few reasons. It is an early appearance in the emergence of the Chipmunks (See their sweaters? Alvin, S? and T?). The price tag was $0.99. And the book was illustrated by Richard Scarry! Who knew?! Richard Scarry, btw, was a very popular children's author and illustrator best knon for Busy Town. He peaked in popularity in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. So his work is 1959 was very early for him even though he was already 40 in 1959.
I continued to look through myu collection of Little Golden Books and I became intrigued by the elaborate artwork on the back covers. They are amazing in a few ways including the breadth of characters represented. I see Big Bird from Sesame Street Productions; Mickey Mouse, Bambi, and Donald Ducks from Walt Disney; Bugs Bunny from Warner Brothers; and Smokey the Bear from whoknows? Here's six Golden Book back covers that I scanned.
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| Golden Book - Golden Press 1959 Copyright Monarch Music |
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| Little Golden Book 1981 Western Publishing Company |
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| Little Golden Books 1974 25th Printing - Walt Disney |
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| Little Golden Book 1972 Western Publishing |
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| Little Golden Book 1982 Western Publishing Company |
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3 comments:
I loved Little Golden Books as a child. "The Color Kittens" was one of my very favorites. I didn't realize (until today) that it was written by the same author who wrote "Goodnight Moon." :)
S is Simon. T is Theodore.
Wow! Those don't even look like the Chipmunks we know now.
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