60 Years of Little Golden Books: Limited Edition Anniversary Collection [Hardcover]

Golden Books (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Little Golden Book

Now for the first and only time, our best-loved characters join together in a special boxed set to commemorate the 60th anniversary! This is a limited edition, one-time-only offer!

The collection includes the following six books:

The Poky Little Puppy
The Saggy Baggy Elephant
Tootle
Scuffy the Tugboat
The Shy Little Kitten
Tawny Scrawny Lion

Plus a FREE “Make-Your-Own Little Golden Book” activity kit!

Editorial Reviews

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Now for the first and only time, our best-loved characters join together in a special boxed set to commemorate the 60th anniversary! This is a limited edition, one-time-only offer!

The collection includes the following six books:

The Poky Little Puppy
The Saggy Baggy Elephant
Tootle
Scuffy the Tugboat
The Shy Little Kitten
Tawny Scrawny Lion

Plus a FREE "Make-Your-Own Little Golden Book" activity kit!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Golden Books; Limited edition (August 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307103080
• ISBN-13: 978-0307103086
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly Lovely!, March 6, 2003

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Widow Baba (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60 Years of Little Golden Books: Limited Edition Anniversary Collection (Hardcover)

This collection is a treasure and one that will melt the iciest heart! The collection includes 6 of the most beloved titles from the Little Golden Books library as well as a book with blank pages for creating your own Little Golden Book.

In 'The Saggy Baggy Elephant', a pachyderm considers various ways of changing his saggy-bagginess at the urging of a mischievous parrot but finds true happiness when a herd of elephants accepts him just the way he is.

'Tootle' is the story of a little locomotive who applies himself to his studies at train school but disappoints Old Bill the Engineer when he leaves the tracks to frolic in a meadow with the butterflies.

Time and again, 'The Poky Little Puppy' digs a hole under the fence to explore the world with his siblings and returns home late to gobble up the desserts denied his wandering brothers and sisters.

In 'The Shy Little Kitten', we follow a kitten as she meets one adventure after another and ends her day with a farmyard picnic.

'The Tawny Scrawny Lion' is always hungry and ill-tempered until he meets a friendly rabbit family making carrot stew.

'Scuffy the Tugboat' wants more out of life than in a tubful of water but changes his mind when he is nearly swept out to sea.

This collection comes packaged in an attractive slip-case and will make the perfect gift for anyone on your shopping list. We sincerely hope the publisher will share some of the other classic Little Golden Book titles with us in the very near future!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable classic set!, May 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: 60 Years of Little Golden Books: Limited Edition Anniversary Collection (Hardcover)

I remember all of these books from when I was a child, and when I saw them as a set, I couldn't resist! Almost all of the very most classic Little Golden Books are included (though The Little Red Caboose is not). They are a bargain as a set, and are classic American children's books. They are well-written, with beautiful illustrations. It is hard to find the little Golden Books individually; the newer "Big" Golden Books are easier to find, but more expensive, and do not include some of these classics. I figured out that I could buy this set for the price of two Big Golden Books. Great buy!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be careful in purchasing Golden Books, December 15, 2007

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W. Brickmeier (Bethel, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 60 Years of Little Golden Books: Limited Edition Anniversary Collection (Hardcover)

Be very careful when purchasing Golden Books these days. I purchased the anniversary edition from a reputable dealer with 7 books in it, covered in plastic. Well, how could you go wrong with a classic collection? Very wrong. The collection had 6 normal books and 1 blank book with nothing on the cover. The big problem is that there is a design flaw in the books. The pages of the books do not fit into the cover but stick out at at least 1/8 of an inch, maybe more. My husband is an engineer and saw immediately that whoever made the books cut all pieces the same size, but since the cover was cardboard, when folded it fell short. Random House should be embarassed to put these books on the market and ask the public to pay for their mistake. It is not a few books...I checked all the others in my local store and those in my local supermarket. They are all the same! My seller tried to tell me the way the pages stuck out was so children could open the book. I don't think so. The larger hard cover versions of the book are fine, though. Look for the ones for $8.99. They have durable bindings that are washable and are worth the extra dollars.