Simon and Schuster - Little Golden Library

This specific list (numbered 1 through 11) represents the very first titles released in October 1942 by Simon & Schuster. These books were revolutionary at the time because they were high-quality, beautifully illustrated, and sold for only 25 cents—making them accessible to almost every family.

The original twelve titles in The Little Golden Library, all of which were published simultaneously in October, 1942.

 1.The Three Little Kittens ... Illustrated by Masha

 2. Bedtime Stories... Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren ... 42 pages ... Dust Jacket

 3. The Alphabet from A to Z ... By Leah Gale; Illustrated by Vivienne Blake

 4. Mother GooseIllustrated ... by Miss Elliott

 5. Prayers for Children ... Illustrated by Rachel Taft Dixon

 6. The Little Red Hen ... Illustrated by Rudolf

 7. Nursery Songs (1942) ... by Leah Gale, Illustrated by Corinne Malvern ... 42 pages

 8. The Poky Little Puppy ... By Janette Sebring Lowrey; Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren

 9. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales ... Illustrated by Winfield Hoskins ... 42 pages - Dust Jacket

10. My First Book ... Illustrated by Bob Smith

11 The Animals of Farmer Jones ... Illustrated by Rudolf Freund

12. This Little Piggy and Other Counting Rhymes ... Illustrated by Roberta Paflin ... Dust Jacket

NOTE: The 8th book on the list, The Poky Little Puppy, went on to become the best-selling children's book of all time! Even though the series started with just these 12 (the 12th being This Little Piggy...), it eventually grew into thousands of titles that are still iconic today with their signature gold foil spines.

13. The Golden Book of Birds... By Hazel Lockwood; Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky

14. Nursery Tales... Illustrated by Masha ... 42 pages

15. The Lively Little Rabbit... By Ariane; Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren... 42 pages

16 .The Golden Book of Flowers... By Mabel Foote Witman; Illustrated by m.h.

17 .Hansel and Gretel... Illustrated by Erika Weihs

18 .A Day in the Jungle... By Janette Sebring Lowrey; Illustrated by Tibor Gergely

19 .My First Book of Bible Stories... By Mary Ann Walton; Illustrated by Emmy Ferand

20 .The Night Before Christmas... By Clement C. Moore; Illustrated by Cornelius DeWitt

Notable Details

Gustaf Tenggren (No. 15): A legendary illustrator who worked for Walt Disney on films like Snow White and Pinocchio. His Little Golden Books are highly collectible.

Tibor Gergely (No. 18): Known for illustrating Scuffy the Tugboat and The Tootle, some of the most famous Little Golden Books ever made.

21. Tootle (1947) ... by Gertrude Crampton, Illustrated by Tibor Gergely ... 42 pages

22. The Golden Book of Toys

23. The Shy Little Kitten

24. The New House in the Forest

25. The Taxi That Hurried ... by Lucy Sprague Mitchel, Illustrated by Tibor Gergely ... 42 pages

26. Christmas Carols

27. The Story of Jesus ... ... 42 pages

28. Chip Chip

29. Noises and Mr. Flibberty-Jib

30. Scuffy the Tugboat

31. Circus Time

32. Fix It, Please

33. Let's Go Shopping

34. The Golden Book of Hymns

Dumbo is a 1948 2nd printing of book #D3 from Disney. This is the blue spine, 42 page version

Source: https://goldenbookguy.com/?s=Blue+Spine