Little Golden Books is a very popular series of children's books begun in 1942.
The publication of the first 12 were announced in the September 12, 1942, issue of Publishers' Weekly. They were: (1) Three Little Kittens, (2) Bedtime Stories, (3) Mother Goose, (4) Prayers for Childeren, (5) The Little Red Hen, (6) Nursery Songs, (7) The Alphabet from A to Z, (8) The Poky Little Puppy, (9) The Golden Book of Fairy Tales, (10) Baby's Book of Objects, (11) The Animals of Farmer Jones, and (12) This Little Piggy and Other Counting Rhymes.
The Little Golden Books were initially published by Simon and Schuster.
Many popular authors and illustrators have worked on Little Golden Books including:
Margaret Wise Brown
Tibor Gergely
Richard Scarry
Gustof Tenggren
Jane Werner Watson
Garth Williams