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Ever since Mary mentioned in this thread
and I read this book, I've really had a new appreciation for Golden Books, of all kinds. The illustrators and illustrations themselves are worth their weight in gold.
I love First Book for Little Catholics series
Last library sale I found a boatload of the larger Golden books, like
My Big Golden Counting Book
McCall's Giant Golden Make-It Book
The Golden Encyclopedia
Big Golden Book of Poetry
The Golden Geography
The Golden Dictionary
What I also enjoy is comparing the original editions to revised. Richard Scarry has several editions. There were several books illustrated by Eloise Wilkin that illustrations were redone to include more ethnicity. I picked up another copy of Birds by Jane Werner Watson and I think this is one that was changed.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has this sickness, er...likes Golden Books.
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JennGM wrote:
My Big Golden Counting Book
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Oh my stars!!
This was my absolute favorite book when I was little...it was BIG and I loooved it...Wow....
I found a few sweet Christmas golden books. I pick up the nice ones at thrift and garages sales even if I don't need them because I know they will give out after awhile and I want everyone to enjoy them...not just the older kids! I need that "golden" repair tape...
yeah, I have really caught the fever too...
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 *****LOVE**** Golden Books!
I didn't start collecting them until baby # 3 and I've been buying them as gifts too.
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I really loved the book and I enjoy reading old Golden Books when I find them. I haven't really collected them though. The history is just fascinating though. What the publishers of Golden Books did really impacted the availability of books for families with children is a big way, opening the way for the picture book industry we have now, I think. So yes, I love them, too.
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We have a big Golden bible.... my dc love to read through that. They also love Dr. Dan, Nurse Nancy, We Help Mommy/Daddy.... so many sweet books.
I keep hoping to find the Golden Geography at a sale
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Dad's The One With the Pipe -- cute post to Flickr pictures of picture books with Dad smoking a pipe. Of particular note is the We Help Daddy which we just love (illustrated by Eloise Wilkin) which had to be updated several times to remove the pipe.
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Chick Fil A is doing A Little Golden Book with the kid's meals now. 
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Chick Fil A even has a 20% discount code. The link below is Chick Fil A but to get code you then go to a Random House site. Not sure if it's worth it but thought I'd pass it on.
Chick Fil A Golden Book Meal Info
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This is hysterical, Jenn. I looked at the flicker pictures...Dad!!! A pipe in every one. I have to go check my We Help Daddy book. I don't think he's a rampant smoker in my edition, but I just have to know 
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SeaStar wrote:
JennGM wrote:
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This is hysterical, Jenn. I looked at the flicker pictures...Dad!!! A pipe in every one. I have to go check my We Help Daddy book. I don't think he's a rampant smoker in my edition, but I just have to know |
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He is in mine -- every page. I think that's one of things that made it so endearing to me when I first thumbed through the pages.
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My favorite Golden Book...Nurse Nancy! (Who can resist a book with her name in the title, I ask you?)
My copy (bought when I was 4) came with three very special Band-Aids inside, not plain ones but decorated ones (one had diamond shapes on it, as I recall) - this was way before Sponge Bob and Hello Kitty Band-Aids, so there was no way I was every going to use those special items on a real, bleeding wound!
I've seen this book in print recently but don't recall seeing Band-Aids attached to the inside front cover.
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SeaStar wrote:
JennGM wrote:
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This is hysterical, Jenn. I looked at the flicker pictures...Dad!!! A pipe in every one. |
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I very much enjoyed those flickr images - so funny. I love old picture book illustrations adn the way they convey a feel for the times. And I love the whole idea of finding a "theme" - like dad smoking a pipe, and looking for it in picture books.
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