''Golden Book Video'' American was a line of children/family animated and live-action videos marketed by

Western Publishing Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was an American company founded in 1907 in Racine, Wisconsin, best known for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also ...

, which began during the holiday season of 1985. They featured characters and stories from Western's print publications, such as Little Golden Books, and were originally released on

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video cassette for under $10.Two Companies Introduce Video Titles for Under $10
Billboard Magazine, Jan. 26, 1985 The videos made use of

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techniques to add motion to original illustrations from Western's print books; Western called this approach "bringing storybooks to life".Low Video Prices
Billboard Magazine, Jan. 26, 1985

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and Classic Media (now

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) bought out Golden Books Family Entertainment in 2001.

VHS Releases

Main series

* ''3 Favorite Golden Stories'' (1985) * ''3 Best-Loved Golden Stories'' (1985) * ''3 Richard Scarry Animal Nursery Tales'' (1985) * ''3 Golden Amye Rosenberg Stories'' (1985) * ''3 Mercer Mayer Stories'' (1985) * ''3 Golden Jungle Animal Tales'' (1985) * ''3 Hugga Bunch Stories'' (1985) * ''3 Masters of the Universe Stories'' (1985) * ''3 She-Ra: Princess of Power Stories'' (1985) * ''3 Sesame Street Stories'' (1985) * ''4 Masters of the Universe Stories'' (1985) * ''5 Sesame Street Stories'' (1985) * ''3 Fairy Tale Classics'' (1986) * ''3 Golden Bible Stories'' (1986) * ''3 Tales From the Care Bears'' (1986) * ''3 Golden Richard Scarry Tales'' (1986) * ''Learn About Living Stories'' (1986) * ''Pound Puppies Adventures'' (1986) * ''Merry Mother Goose'' (1986) * ''3 Hans Christian Andersen Stories'' (1986) * ''Pound Puppies Stories'' (1986) * ''3 My Pet Monster Tales'' (1986) * ''3 Favorite Fairy Tales'' (1986) * ''Pound Puppies Tales'' (1987)

''Golden Book Music Video''

* ''Sing, Giggle, and Grin'' (1986) * ''See, Sing, and Play'' (1986) * ''A Child's First Nursery Songs'' (1986) * ''Sing, Stretch, & Shape Up'' (1987) * ''Songs from Mother Goose'' (1987)

''Golden Step-Ahead Video''

* ''Get Ready to Read'' (1986) * ''Get Ready for School'' (1986) * ''Know the Alphabet'' (1986) * ''Get Ready for Math'' (1986) * ''The Rainy Day Numbers Show'' (1987) * ''Journey Through the Jungle of Words'' (1987)

References

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External links

The Official "Little Golden Books" Page
Little Golden Books Western Publishing DreamWorks Classics American children's films Early childhood education American companies established in 1985 American companies disestablished in 1996