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60 Years of Little Golden Books: Limited Edition Anniversary Collection

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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!

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!!!

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.

I just have to say that this was a great purchase, despite the cost. These books should never have gone out of print. I also would like to comment on the 1-star review below. The blank book is supposed to be in this collection - it's a "Make-Your-Own Little Golden Book" activity kit book. The mistake that was made is that an extra copy of Scruffy the Tugboat was mailed instead of The Pokey Little Puppy. I feel the low score should not reflect this book excellent book set, simply the bookseller.

Too bad this is out of print. I was able to grab a set, and am glad I did. It boxes up six of the all time classics in a boxed edition. My two year old daughter loves the books, and also enjoys taking them in and out of the slipcover. And for me, these books bring back memories of how much I enjoyed these same books as a child.

I ordered this gift set for my young God-daughter as a Christmas gift. Initially, my order arrived in a clear, shrink-wrapped package, promptly and seemingly without problem.

On Christmas day, immediately after opening the gift set, we were shocked, not to mention quite embarrassed, to find that the book set was defective. Not only was she missing The Pokey Little Puppy, but in it's place was a COMPLETELY COVER TO COVER BLANK book. Also, we discovered that she had received a duplicate of Scuffy The Tugboat. The Little Golden Books were my favorite as a child, and I wanted so much for my dear, God-daughter to discover the joy of these wonderful stories.

Instead, it appeared I had bought these "off the back of a truck" from a less than reputable source and for a bottom of the barrel fee. Disappointment does not cover what I felt, both for her "special" gift and the fact that I could not reintroduce it at a later time, even if in perfect condition, without the memory of this embarrassment.

I have wriiten to The Book Emporium as well as Amazon.com of this. My only hope is that wherever the mistake was made, closer attention to quality will be paid as well as Qualitry Control inspections initiated.

Stephanie Werrlein
Bridgewater, NJ