Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became An American Icon Along the Way
A Books About Books, Nonfiction, Adult book. Though it suffers that hallmark deficit of many histories -- the overly pedantic detailing of names...
THE YEAR 2007 marks the 65th anniversary of a bold experiment: the launch of the Little Golden Books during the dark days of World War II. At a time when the literacy rate was not nearly as high as it is now - and privation was felt by nearly all - quality books for children would now be available at a price nearly everyone could afford (25 cents), and sold where ordinary people shopped. Golden Legacy is a lively history of a company, a line of books, the groundbreaking writers and artists who created them, the clever mavericks who marketed and sold them, and the cultural landscape that surrounded them.
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- Pages: 256 pages
- ISBN: 9780375829963 / 375829962
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Fascinating history of both Golden Books, and children's publishing, and the artists, writers, and publishing personalities. Beautifully illustrated with lots of color. It's making me appreciate the Golden Books with new eyes -- so many authors and illustrators that I know of from other books, and many that I wish I had known about... katherine Though it suffers that hallmark deficit of many histories -- the overly pedantic detailing of names and places that won't mean anything to anyone but the most dedicated of scholars -- the volume as a whole is enjoyable, quick reading with beautiful illustration reproductions and intriguing cultural analysis.
