5/9/2023 0 Comments Tootle little golden book 1945![]() ![]() And the cover illustrations were always beautiful and seemed to promise something wonderful to be found inside.”Īll three books have a Richard Scary/Margaret Wise Brown-heavy retro vibe, which I love, as Muldrow said she selected the illustrations - all from the 1940s to 1960s - with baby-boomers in mind. In this classic Little Golden Book from 1945, Tootle is a young locomotive who loves to chase butterflies through the meadow. Crampton was born in New York in 1909, and studied at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. “I liked the feel of the sturdy cardboard covers. GERTRUDE CRAMPTON (1909-1996) wrote the beloved classic Little Golden Books Tootle (published in 1945) and Scuffy the Tugboat (published in 1946), both of which have never been out of print. ![]() ![]() “Like all children, I loved the cute little animals that decorated the shiny gold foil tape that ran along the spine,” Muldrow told me. by Bonnie Bader (Hardcover) Little Golden Books 28 5. ![]() I smiled as soon as I opened the first book, just seeing the old golden Little Golden Book illustrated pattern on the first few pages, and the white box that in curly cursive proclaimed: “This Little Golden Book Belongs to: _,” where I would write in shaky capital letters: “LAUREN S. My Little Golden Book about Martin Luther King Jr. Muldrow’s other love advice includes: “Be ready to take a chance on love,” “Love is worth fighting for,” and “There is glory and grandeur in love,” all with wonderfully fitting and utterly charming illustrations. ![]()
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