NEW - Mouse Trap Little Golden Book

Publisher: Golden Books

Publication Date: 25 August 2026

Language: English

Print Length: 24 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8217225224

Reading age: 2+ years

Item Weight: 120 grams

Dimensions: 16.66 cm x 0.51 cm x 20.32 cm

Official Hasbro Tie-In: Based on the classic Mouse Trap board game, first released by Ideal Toy Company in 1963 and now part of the Hasbro family.

Playful Story: Follows four mice and a mischievous guard cat as they race for a cheesy snack, complete with Riggs's zany Rube Goldberg-style contraption.

Teaches Opposites: A fun, age-appropriate way to introduce young readers to the concept of opposites through the game's playful chase.

Classic Format: The iconic Little Golden Book design with its distinctive gold spine and quality hardcover binding.

Perfect Gift: Ideal for young board game fans, Hasbro collectors, and Little Golden Book enthusiasts alike.

Mouse Trap is a classic family board game first released in 1963 by the Ideal Toy Company, and today produced by Hasbro. It holds the distinction of being one of the first mass-produced three-dimensional board games, known for its elaborate chain-reaction contraption that players build piece by piece over the course of play.

The game's premise is simple and playful: players move their mouse-shaped pieces around the board, and once the trap is fully assembled, the goal becomes catching opponents' mice in the elaborate, Rube Goldberg-inspired mechanism, complete with a rolling ball, a diving man, and a falling cage.

Mouse Trap's enduring appeal lies in the shared excitement of building the contraption together and watching it spring into action. This Little Golden Book brings that same lighthearted, cheese-chasing fun to the page for a new generation of young readers.

Revolutionary Beginning: When Little Golden Books were first published in 1942, high-quality books for children hadn't been available at a price most people could afford. Little Golden Books changed that! Priced at just 25 cents and sold where people shopped every day, they caused an instant sensation and were soon purchased by the hundreds of thousands.

Influential Illustrators: Several of its illustrators later became influential within the children's book industry, including Corinne Malvern, Tibor Gergely, Gustaf Tenggren, Feodor Rojankovsky, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkin, and Garth Williams.

Diverse Content: Many books in the Little Golden Books series deal with nature, science, Bible stories, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales. Christmas titles are published every year.

Popular Characters: Some Little Golden Books and related products have featured popular characters from other media, such as Disney, Looney Tunes, The Muppets, Sesame Street, Sonic the Hedgehog, Barbie, Power Rangers, Thomas the Tank Engine, and others.

Celebrity Biographies: Film and television have been particularly popular. Over the years Hopalong Cassidy, Cheyenne, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Captain Kangaroo, Mister Rogers, and Donny and Marie Osmond have appeared in Little Golden Books. The line has also published occasional biographies; recent examples include Betty White, Dolly Parton and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Publishing History: The series started with publishing firm Simon & Schuster; Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin was Simon & Schuster's partner in the Little Golden Books venture, with Western handling print operations. Ownership and control of the series have changed several times since; today, Penguin Random House is its current publisher.

Consistent Quality: Despite the changes of detail that occurred over the years, the Little Golden Books maintains a distinctive appearance. A copy of The Poky Little Puppy bought today is essentially the same as one printed in 1942. Both are readily recognisable as Little Golden Books. At the time of the series' golden anniversary in 1992, Golden Books claimed that a billion and a half Little Golden Books had been sold.

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