NEW - My Little Golden Book about the 80s

Publisher: Golden Books

Publication Date: 16 June 2026

Language: English

Print Length: 24 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8217116522

Item Weight: 159 grams

Reading Age: 2–5 years

Dimensions: 16.66 cm x 0.56 cm x 20.32 cm

A Decade of Icons: The 1980s was a decade defined by bold fashion, groundbreaking technology, and pop culture moments that still resonate today, from big hair and neon colours to the rise of home computing.

Toys and Games: Cabbage Patch Kids and Trivial Pursuit became household staples, while video arcades introduced a generation to the joys of gaming.

Technology and Lifestyle: Personal computers and cable television began transforming everyday life, while aerobics classes brought fitness culture into the mainstream.

Enduring Nostalgia: Decades later, the 1980s continues to captivate both those who lived through it and new generations discovering its music, movies, and iconic style for the first time.

• Nonfiction Fun: A colourful, fact-filled introduction to the 1980s for young readers and nostalgic adults alike

• Covers It All: From Cabbage Patch Kids and Trivial Pursuit to video arcades, aerobics classes, PCs, cable TV, and big hair

• Beautifully Illustrated: Colourful artwork bringing the sights and style of the decade to life for young readers

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

• Perfect Gift: Ideal for young readers, 80s nostalgics, and collectors of the Little Golden Books series

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.

Biography Series: The line has also published occasional biographies; recent examples include Betty White, Dolly Parton, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Enduring Legacy: The series started with publishing firm Simon & Schuster, with Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin handling print operations. Ownership and control of the series have changed several times since; today, Penguin Random House is its current publisher. 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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