tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post4712817957608257755..comments2023-11-15T18:56:36.283-07:00Comments on Jill's World of Research, Reaction and Millinery: Golden Books-Golden MemoriesThoughts on Life and Millinery.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15826496514403918108noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-2670446924206886052011-06-09T14:20:37.021-06:002011-06-09T14:20:37.021-06:00Love these books! We've been purchasing sever...Love these books! We've been purchasing several for Lizzy, in addition to my old collection. Our favorite is The Owl and The Pussycat, which I still have memorized from reading so many times as a kid. Lizzy and I both love the Tawny Scrawny Lion too, but reading it as an adult, I sense a strong vegetarian message in there!Amy Letinskyhttp://amyletinsky.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-33038098007247689532011-06-07T15:45:12.662-06:002011-06-07T15:45:12.662-06:00Thanks for the fun post. My favorite Little Golden...Thanks for the fun post. My favorite Little Golden Book was The Poky Little Puppy, one that was not on your list. Librarian in VAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-21438849360658822762011-06-07T13:55:49.484-06:002011-06-07T13:55:49.484-06:00Your Dad and I loved reading this blog as it did i...Your Dad and I loved reading this blog as it did indeed bring back so many wonderful memories of reading the Golden Books to you and your brother. Dad especially remembers reading the Tawny Scrawyn Lion to you and adding different voices to the different animals in the story. Alas, that book didn't get saved as it finally was too worn out to save. But I still have three well worn Golden Books in my children's book basket. In it are books from your childhood and grandchildren Laura and Jeff's...like Pat the Bunny etc..and others I collect. When the two children from next door(ages 3&6) come over they go to the basket and the three books they always want me to read to them first are the Golden Books! I still have Mickey Mouse's Picnic...Donald Duck's Adventure and Tom and Jerry. And yes, I always smile when I see your J written backwards! Maybe we can find a replacement for the Tawny Lion. Love you, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-47763224710740395612011-06-07T13:48:15.405-06:002011-06-07T13:48:15.405-06:00A Child's Garden of Verses was my favorite. I ...A Child's Garden of Verses was my favorite. I purchased many of the ones you've mentioned for my own children, though I don't see these books in grocery store aisles these days. Where are they? The last one I purchased was printed the year I was born and was about a bridal party. Interesting to read about the original illustrations.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-85715945927970612492011-06-07T10:57:22.190-06:002011-06-07T10:57:22.190-06:00There were always lots of books around our house f...There were always lots of books around our house from my earliest memory, but I'm afraid I must disappoint you and say I don't recall any Little Golden Books in particular...perhaps this is because there were five of us kids all one year apart and my parents didn't seem to have any time to read bedtime stories to us...plus I graduated to the grown-up's section of the library at about age 11. Gosh, I'd really love to peruse all the illustrations and pick out those I like the most now, as an adult!Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-62439384627450279122011-06-07T10:23:48.667-06:002011-06-07T10:23:48.667-06:00I do have some memories of the books. Call me stra...I do have some memories of the books. Call me strange but one of my favorite parts were all the little illustrations that framed the back hard cover of the books...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-29827437751126521962011-06-07T10:10:16.677-06:002011-06-07T10:10:16.677-06:00Love this post and love LGBs. I would enjoy this ...Love this post and love LGBs. I would enjoy this exhibition. Just wish it weren't so far away.<br />When my boys (23 & 25) were little I bought "We Help Mommy" and "We Help Daddy" by Eloise Wilkin. The boys enjoyed hearing them, but I fell instantly in love with the illustrations of Eloise Wilkin. That was before the internet so I remember sending a snail mail letter to Golden Books to find out more info about Eloise. Since then I have been on a hunt for any and all of her precious books. Along the way I have found several LGBs to add to my collection. I buy them from thrift shops mostly for the adorable and charming illustrations. I even have a copy of Doctor Dan. I don't remember it from when I was a kid.<br />Love the history you provided on how they came into being.Happy@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748146424809856063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-17143928846494107442011-06-07T09:01:18.561-06:002011-06-07T09:01:18.561-06:00What a great memory post. I bought new golden book...What a great memory post. I bought new golden books by the pack. I love how the books are timeless. I am sure I know a few off by heart already and so do they. The two favorites are Scuffy the tugboat ..and Little Red Postman.Lovella ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-72828944492242748092011-06-07T07:59:24.541-06:002011-06-07T07:59:24.541-06:00I don't recall any Little Golden Books from my...I don't recall any Little Golden Books from my childhood...since books were not a top priority on my parent's list...it seems. But I wish I had kept all the LGB we had for our children. I think the one that got read the most times was 'The Little Engine that Could'.<br /><br />Wonderful illustrations....great memories!Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/00929685771427155673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29053672.post-17738660759465449132011-06-07T05:36:24.551-06:002011-06-07T05:36:24.551-06:00Oh, what memories! I believe there's a box in ...Oh, what memories! I believe there's a box in the top of a closet here in the house filled with Little Golden Books! I loved mine growing up. I can remember most of those you had photos of (but not Doctor Dan), in addition to the LGB of Prayers, LGB of Trees, and so on. <br /><br />Both of my children received multiple copies of The Tawny Scrawny Lion as gifts (they must have been purchased in gift packs back then). I wonder if Aiden has his first Little Golden Book yet? I've been focused on building his collection of Dr Seuss and Einstein books.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109955196210083177noreply@blogger.com