1955 SCUFFY THE TUGBOAT Gertrude Crampton TIBOR GERGELY Little Golden Book
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SCUFFY THE TUGBOAT AND HIS ADVENTURES DOWN THE RIVERBy Gertrude CramptonPictures by Tibor GergelyFREE SHIPPING with delivery confirmation on all domestic purchases!New York: Golden Press, 1955. Titles inside rear cover go through D95.Hardcover / Color illustrations / Worn boards / Title page has child scribbles /Classic Little Golden Book title, #363 in the series.We ship worldwide! Please see all pictures and visit our eBay store and other eBay auctions!Little Golden Books i...s a popular series of children's books. By 2001, nearly 15 million copies of The Poky Little Puppyhad been sold, including copies in various languages.[1]History[edit]Little Red Hen coverThe first 12 Little Golden Book titles were published on October 1, 1942:Three Little KittensBedtime StoriesMother GoosePrayers for ChildrenThe Little Red HenNursery SongsThe Alphabet from A to ZThe Poky Little PuppyThe Golden Book of Fairy TalesBaby's Book of ObjectsThe Animals of Farmer JonesThis Little Piggy and Other Counting RhymesThe books which initially sold for 25¢ (rising to 29¢ in 1962), were published by Simon & Schuster in cooperation with the Artist and Writers Guild, Inc. headed by Georges Duplaix. Duplaix had initially conceptualized the Little Golden Books series, assisted by Lucille Ogle, and fleshed it out in conversations with officials at Simon & Schuster. Mary Reed, Ph.D., a professor at the Teachers College of Columbia University, served as initial editor of the series.A big boost to the series came with the involvement of Lucy Sprague Mitchell, an educator and founder of Bank Street Nursery School in West Village, Manhattan that later became the Bank Street College of Education. A strong proponent of realistic children books, Mitchell created the Bank Street Writer’s Laboratory whose works became the basis for the Little Golden Book series, with characters and situations that were often inspired by the very neighborhood where the Bank School was located.As Leonard S. Marcus writes, "Mitchell had been in discussions with Georges Duplaix and Lucille Ogle as early as 1943 about the possibility of a special series of Little Golden Books written by members of Bank Street Writer’s Laboratory. Wartime shortages had delayed the launch of the series until 1946. The first two titles appeared that year: Lucy Sprague Mitchell's The "New House in the Forest", illustrated by Eloise Wilkins and "The Taxi That Hurried" coauthored by Irma Simonton Black and Jessie Stanton, with illustrations by Tibor Gergely."[2]Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin was Simon & Schuster's partner in the Little Golden Books venture. Western handled the actual printing. In 1958, Simon & Schuster sold its interest in Little Golden Books to Western.Ownership and control of the series has changed several times since. In 2001, Random House acquired Golden Books for about $85 million.Although the Little Golden Books have remained the backbone of the product line, the enterprise that produced the Little Golden Books has created a variety of children's books in various formats including records, tapes, videos, and even toys and games. Some titles have appeared in several different formats (including but not limited to "A Golden Book").Many popular authors and illustrators have worked on Little Golden Books and related products including:Sheilah BeckettMary BlairTibor GergelyLucy Sprague MitchellCorinne MalvernJim McDermottAnn McGovernElizabeth Orton JonesAlice Provensen and Martin ProvensenSeymour ReitFeodor Stepanovich RojankovskyPatricia and Richard ScarryCharles Spain VerralBob StaakeGustaf TenggrenJane Werner WatsonEloise WilkinGarth WilliamsMargaret Wise BrownHerbert ZimAlthough the details have changed over the years, the Little Golden Books have maintained a distinctive appearance. A copy of The Poky Little Puppy bought today is essentially the same as one printed in 1942. Both are readily recognizable as Little Golden Books. At the time of the golden anniversary, Golden Books claimed that a billion and a half Little Golden Books had been sold.Some Little Golden Books and related products have featured popular children's icons from other media, e.g. Sesame Street, the Muppets, Disney, Looney Tunes, Barbie, Power Rangers, etc. Television and movie tie-ins have been particularly popular. Over the years Hopalong Cassidy, Cheyenne, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Captain Kangaroo, Mister Rogers, and even Donny and Marie Osmond have appeared in Little Golden Books.In the 1980s, Golden Books introduced Golden Melody Books that included a long-lasting electronic chip that played music every time the book was opened. Titles included popular children's songs such as Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and songs from children's TV and movies including People in Your Neighborhood from Sesame Street and Heigh Ho from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.Many have dealt with nature and science, Bible stories, nursery rhyme, and fairy tales. Christmas titles are popular every year. That many old titles remain in print may show the strong nostalgia appeal of Little Golden Books.In the year 2000, Encore Software produced a series of "Little Golden Books" titles for CD ROM, including the Poky Little Puppy, Mother Goose, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Velveteen Rabbit, Tootle, and The Saggy Baggy Elephant. These six individual titles were some of the first major software releases to be produced entirely in Macromedia Flash. They appeared in Time Magazine as part of an article entitled "How to Raise a Superkid".References[edit]Contemporary Art[edit]The Golden Book GownIn 2010, Ryan Jude Novelline revealed the "Golden Book Gown", a "one-of-a-kind fairytale-inspired gown almost entirely from Golden Books...[featuring] a 22, 000-square-inch page-turning skirt and a form-fitting bodice made from the spines".[3]See also[edit]Children's literature portalGolden Book Encyclopedia _______________________________________________________________ Why Buy From Chestnut Hill Books? Chestnut Hill Books has a perfect 100% feedback rating dating over 18 years and spanning 20, 000+ transactions, with customers in all 50 states and over 100 countries on 6 continents. Our detailed seller ratings (item as described, communication, shipping time and shipping and handling charges) are among the best on eBay. 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