Rare: Woody Woodpecker Drawing Fun for Beginners

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Woody Woodpecker is a cartoon character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and Universal Animation Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures since 1940. Woody's last theatrical cartoon was produced by Walter Lantz in 1972. - Wiki

WALTER LANTZ  Born: 1900 -  Died: 1994
Job Description: Animator, Director, Producer
Worked in: Animated cartoons
Noted for: Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, etc.


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"Woody Woodpecker: Drawing Fun for Beginners" is a Little Golden Book, numbered 251 or 372, written by Walter Lantz and illustrated by Harvey Eisenberg, published in 1959. It's designed as a learning and teaching tool for children interested in drawing, featuring the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. It was originally sold for 25 cents. - AI Overview

(A Little Golden Book, No. 372)

Drawing Fun for Beginners
by Walter Lantz and Carl Buettner
Pictures by Harvey Eisenberg and Norman McGary
Hardcover - 22 pages – January 1, 1959

Inside cover - "Drawing is fun-and if you fallow Woody Wood pecker's simple directions, it can be easy, tool All you need is paper, a medium-soft pencil, and an eraser."

Little Golden Books featuring Woody


Woody Woodpecker Joins the Circus #145 Pictures by the Walter Lantz Studio, Adapted by Riley Thomson, Story by Annie North Bedford, c. 1952 Simon and Schuster, 28 pages
    For many years Woody Woodpecker and his friends delighted audiences all over the country with their mischievous pranks. Now Woody is a favorite television character. This is Woody's first appearance in a Little Golden Book.


Woody Woodpecker at the Circus #149 () , #111- 43 (1976), 4th printing #E111-3 (1981)


Woody Woodpecker Takes a Trip #445 - by Ann McGovern / illust.by Al White & Ben De Nunez, Published by golden press new york usa, 1961- Amazon Preview- AbeBooks Preview - Ebay Preview


  
1st Cover: 1975 Original Edition ... 2nd Cover: Revised 1981 Edition
Woody Woodpecker: The Pirate Treasure (A Golden Book) #10505-20 from Walter Lantz. Originally Published in 1975.
    Summary: The story follows Woody Woodpecker and his niece and nephew, Splinter and Knothead, as they search for buried pirate treasure

Did You Know....
The book, Woody Woodpecker: The Pirate Treasure, is part of the larger Woody Woodpecker franchise, which began in 1940. Woody Woodpecker was created by storyboard artist Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, who also worked on Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The character has appeared in numerous cartoons, comics, and other media.


Bonus:

WALTER LANTZ' EASY WAY TO DRAW was the best how-to-draw book of for aspiring young cartoonists in the late 1950s, drawn by Frank McSavage and Published by Whitman.

Woody Woodpecker Shoots the Works 1955 Published by Whitman.



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