I recently visited the Orlando Museum of Art to check out a unique and nostalgic exhibit—the artwork of Little Golden Books.
These sketches took me straight back to childhood, reminding me of cozy moments, feeling loved, and the thrill of picking out a new book at the grocery store.
My mom and grandparents read them to me until I could enjoy classics like The Pokey Little Puppy, The Three Bears, Doctor Dan, and The Little Red Hen on my own.
This month, let’s write about our childhood books! What stories shaped you?
Share your memories in the comments. We’d love to hear them!
This is a story I had written about my sister reading me stories.
I was a prolific comic book reader and collector. I read Disney comic books until I fell in love with Betty and Veronica of Archie Comics fame. From there it was quick and easy transition to Alfred E. Newman and MAD Magazine.
Hi Steven. I had forgotten about Archie, Veronica, and Mad magazine. Mad magazine got me started on my art career. Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️
Reading, being read to, and reading to my kids and grandkids provide some special memories for me. From being read Little Red Riding
Hood, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and many other Little Golden Books, to being given a copy of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, to reading
stories, such as Stand Back, Said the Elephant, I’m Going to Sneeze and many beloved Dr. Seuss stories to my kids and grandkids always
brings a smile.
I had a ton of golden books. My strongest memories are the Readers Digest Condensed Books and the monthly magazine with a short adventure story and Word Power. One story I remember in particular involved a family who escaped the Iron Curtain by making a hot air balloon out of scraps and flying it over the border from East Germany.
Good morning everyone and thank you Patricia for this memory. As a kid growing up Grandma Beasley taught me a lot of the nursery rhymes and I committed them to memory. Here are a few still in the corridors of my mind. Jack Sprat, Little Red Riding Hood, 3 Bears, 3 Pigs, Jack and Jill, Cow Jumped Over the Moon, Hickory Dickory Doc, 3 Blind Mice, Simple Simon, Old King Cole, Pat-a-Cake, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Bo Peep, Cock a Doodle Doo, Humpty Dumpty, Old Woman That Lived in a Shoe, Jack Horner, Georgie Porgie, Baa, Baa Black Sheep, Mary… Read more »
Coincidentally, I wrote a blog post about this subject a while back…https://connieannscorner.blogspot.com/2018/01/have-childrens-books-changed.html. Thanks for reminding me. I loved my children’s books as you did, too.
Loved your post. Full of information I didn’t know. Thanks a bunch.
Thank you so much for reading and for your kind words.