GoldenGems (Little Golden Book)
“A collection of little golden books & other vintage & modern illustration meant to inspire and delight.” – Barbie Miller
A great archived site called Golden Gems by blogger Barbie Miller offers entire scans of Golden Books from cover to cover and is a great place for inspiration and graphic ideas.
Examples: J.P. Miller (Illustrator)
Doctor Squash, the Doll Doctor Illustrated by J. P. Miller – Written by Margaret Wise Brown – Copyright 1952 – DesignWorkLife
Little Galoshes – Illustrated by J.P. Miller – Written by Kathryn and Byron Jackson – Copyright 1949
The Musicians of Bremen – Illustrated by J.P. Miller – Adapted from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm – Copyright 1954
The Circus ABC – Illustrated by J.P. Miller – Written by Kathryn Jackson – Copyright 1955
The Large and Growly Bear – Illustrated by J.P. Miller – Written by Gertrude Crampton – Copyright 1961
More LGB Archived Books:
** Walt Disney’s Little Man of Disneyland – Illustrated by the Walt Disney Studio – Adapted by Dick Kelsey – Copyright 1955
Mickey Mouse and Pluto Pup – Pictures by the Walt Disney Studio – Told by Elizabeth Beecher, Adapted by Campbell Grant – Copyright 1953
Rabbit and his Friends – Written and Illustrated by Richard Scarry – Copyright 1953
The Little Trapper – Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren – Written by Kathryn and Byron Jackson – Copyright 1950
Winky Dink – Illustrated by Richard Scarry – Written by Ann McGovern – Copyright 1956
Pets for Peter – Illustrated by Aurelius Battaglia – Written by Jane Werner – Copyright 1950
Little Boy With a Big Horn – Illustrated by Aurelius Battaglia – Written by Jack Bechdolt – Copyright 1950
Baby’s Mother Goose – Illustrated by Aurelius Battaglia – Copyright 1948
The Marvelous Merry-Go-Round – Illustrated by J.P. Miller – Written by Jane Werner – Copyright 1950
Never Pat a Bear – A Book About Signs #105 – Illustrated by Art Seiden – Written by Mabel Watts – Copyright 1971
Howdy Doody in Funland – Illustrated by Art Seiden – Written by Edward Kean – Copyright 1953
Pear-Shaped Hill – Illustrated by Bernice Myers – Written by Irving A. Leitner – Copyright 1960
Miscellaneous
Hanna-Barbera’s Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Paper Dolls – Illustrator Unknown – Copyright 1964
Happy Easter! – Just Like Me (Treasure Book) – Written & Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard – Copyright 1954
The Spotted Dotted Puppy – Illustrated by Art Seiden – Written by Steffi Fletcher – Copyright 1961
Timothy Slept On (Top Top Tales) – Illustrated by Mel Crawford – Written by Eva Grant – Whitman Publishing – Copyright 1964
Dinosaur Comes To Town (Top Top Tales) – Illustrated by Art Seiden – Written by Gene Darby – Copyright 1963
Cowboy Jack the Sheriff – Illustrated by Aurelius Battaglia – Written by Tommie Tabor – Copyright 1953
Muggins Mouse (A Rand McNally Giant Book) – Illustrated by Anne Sellers Leaf – Written by Marjorie Barrows – Copyright date unknown most likely 1960-1970
The Fireside Book of Favorite American Songs – Illustrated by Aurelius Battaglia – Copyright 1952