内容简介
There'snothinglikeaLittleGoldenBook--andeveryone'sfarmfavoritesaretobefoundinthisdeluxecollection.Beautifullybound,thischoicecropoffarmtalesfeaturessuchunforgettablestoriesasTheJollyBarnyard,TheAnimalsofFarmerJones,andTheShyLittleKitten...plussomenewfavorites,too!AtruevaluefromGoldenBooks.
作者简介
TheLittleGoldenBooks,whichinitiallysoldfor25￠(risingto29￠in1962),werepublishedbySimonandSchusterincooperationwiththeArtistandWritersGuild,Inc.headedbyGeorgesDuplaix.DuplaixhadinitiallythoughtuptheideafortheLittleGoldenBookseries,assistedbyLucilleOgle,andflesheditoutinconversationswithofficialsatSimonandSchuster.Dr.MaryReed,aprofessorattheTeachersCollegeofColumbiaUniversity,servedasinitialeditoroftheseries.WesternPrintingandLithographingCompanyinRacine,WisconsinwasSimonandSchuster'spartnerintheLittleGoldenBooksventure.Westernhandledtheactualprinting.In1958,SimonandSchustersolditsinterestinLittleGoldenBookstoWestern.Ownershipandcontroloftheserieshaschangedseveraltimessince.In2001,RandomHouseacquiredGoldenBooksforabout85milliondollars.AlthoughtheLittleGoldenBookshaveremainedthebackboneoftheproductline,theenterprisethatproducedtheLittleGoldenBookshascreatedavarietyofchildren'sbooksinvariousformatsincludingrecords,tapes,videos,andeventoysandgames(thefourthandfifthas"Golden&Design").Sometitleshaveappearedinseveraldifferentformats(includingbutnotlimitedto"AGoldenBook").
