- *Note the 1955 "board book" version with the spinner on the cover. That one is much shorter than the original 1948 red cover i was used to. The red cover is 21 pages, the 1955 board cover with spinner is 10 pages. The story has been altered to make up for the missing pages. Amazon
- It is the simple (simple seeming) story of a little girl, Jenny, who lives in a high-up apartment, and a little boy, Peter, who lives in a ground-floor apartment next door. Season by season they see things in the city: Gergely's pictures show us what they see. Amazon
(Simon and Shuster (1950) Marked "B" - w/puzzle , (1978), #200-54 (1979) Blue cover, E303-2 (1979)
- Summary: It's Farmer Brown's birthday, and the animals are deciding what they'll do for him on his special day. "Cluck! I will give him eggs," said the hen. / Said the rooster, "I'll wake him in the mornings, then." / "Baa-aa, we'll give him wool," said the sheep. / "For our fleece is soft and warm and deep."
Summary: A man meets a pig while driving his dump truck, and offers to give the pig a ride. When they get to the farm, all the barnyard animals want to go for a ride as well.
A First Little Golden Book (#10136-15) - Golden Books Family Storytime No.2 - Front Cover - Back Cover
#213 A Little Golden Book and Record (1976) -Source: GoodReads
Publisher Sydney 1973 Versions -w- FlipBook (1973) - GoldenBookGal PDF (1973)
- PDFv2 - Shows book difference versions
1960 version preview - KathleenDreary - 1973 Cover V2
- 1972 version previewScribed
Clang, clang, clang! goes the fire engine bell.The brave firemen are off to save the day. For the first time in 30 years, this family favorite is available in a large format. Tibor Gergely’s big red fire trucks almost jump off the pages.
by Rose Wyler, Illustrated by Tibor Gergely, and George Solenewitsch. Summary : A True Story of the Rockets of Today and a Glimpse of the Rockets That Are to Come. New York: Simon and Schuster. (24 p.)
Overview
Tibor Gergely (August 3, 1900 – January 13, 1978) brought to life two of the most popular Little Golden Book characters, beloved by generations: Scuffy the Tugboat and Tootle. Born in Budapest, Hungary, and an artist best known for his illustration of popular children's picture books. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1955, Gergely received a Caldecott Honor for Wheel on the Chimney, written by Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon. He illustrated more than seventy Golden Books, including The Great Big Fire Engine Book, The Taxi That Hurried, Daddies, The Merry Shipwreck, Seven Little Postmen, The Happy Man and His Dump Truck, Animal Orchestra, and Animal Gym.Born: August 3, 1900, Budapest, Hungary
Died: January 13, 1978 (age 77 years), New York, NY
Spouse: Anna Lesznai
Bonus:
More entire books to enjoy from illustrator Tibor Gergely. Compliments of Animation ResourcesStory by Helen Ferris (Author)
Check out these Illustrations from Tibor Gergely's "Great Big Book of Bedtime Stories" from VintageBooksForThe Very Young
Also check out these Greeting Cards over at the Laughing Elephant Tibor Gergely Collection
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