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32 pp.
| Golden
| May, 2005
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TradeISBN 0-375-83280-7$8.99
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LibraryISBN 0-375-93280-1$10.99 Reissue (1964)
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K-3
Illustrated by
Tibor Gergely.
Ting-a-ling-a-ling! The Good Humor man doesn't just deliver ice cream to a suburban 1950s community: he also facilitates a friendship between two lonely boys. The illustrations, featuring a vibrant palette, have a slapdash quality, but kids will salivate at the talk of frozen treats and the Candylandlike "Fun Valley," where said treats are made and ice-cream trucks reside.
32 pp.
| Golden
| June, 2003
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TradeISBN 0-307-10321-8$$8.99
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LibraryISBN 0-307-90321-4$$10.99 1950, Simon
(3)
K-3
All eyes are on the hose car, the hook-and-ladder truck, and the black-coated, red-helmeted firemen as they answer an alarm, race to put out a fire, and head back wearily to the firehouse when the job is done. The text is simple enough for two-year-olds, and the delightfully retro illustrations are full of details to explore again and again.
24 pp.
| Golden
| February, 2003
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TradeISBN 0-307-10547-4$$8.99
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LibraryISBN 0-307-90547-0$$10.99 1946, Simon
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PS
Illustrated by
Tibor Gergely.
Nostalgic adults will love this new, larger edition of the Little Golden Book classic about a toy tugboat who is "meant for bigger things" and takes a trip downriver to the sea. Gergely's delightfully retro, soft-hued illustrations show a departed world of riverside country life giving way to harbor industries; they and the timeless journey-and-return-home theme will fascinate modern children as well.