MARGARET WISE BROWN, best known as the author of
Goodnight Moon, wrote many bestselling Golden Books, including
The Golden Egg Book, Home for a Bunny, and
The Color Kittens. KATHRYN JACKSON penned hundreds of lively, witty stories for Golden Books, including
Tawny Scrawny Lion and
Nurse Nancy. RICHARD SCARRY, one of the best-loved children's book creators ever, began his career in the late 1940s at Golden Books. His 1963 book
I Am a Bunny is an icon. ELOISE WILKIN is known for her beautiful paintings of cherubic children and scenes of nature in the dozens of Golden Books she illustrated over decades. Caldecott Medalists ALICE AND MARTIN PROVENSEN began to illustrate books together in the mid-1940s, many of them for Golden Books, including
The Fuzzy Duckling and
The Color Kittens. GARTH WILLIAMS brought to life some of the best-loved children's books of the twentieth century, including
Charlotte's Web and the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. BOB STAAKE is the creator of many books for children, including
Bluebird; The Red Lemon, a
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book; and
The Donut Chef. Learn more about Bob Staake at bobstaake.com.