Firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books
"Golden Books" redirects here. For other uses, see Golden Book.
This article is about the company Western Publishing. For publishing in the western world, see publishing.
Western Publishing Company
Company type
Private
Industry
Publishing
Genre
Children's and family entertainment
Founded
1907; 117 years ago (1907)[1] in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Founders
Edward Henry Wadewitz
Albert H. Wadewitz
Defunct
August 16, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-08-16)[2]
Fate
Folded into Golden Books Family Entertainment
Successors
Random House DreamWorks Classics[2]
Headquarters
1220 Mound Avenue,
Racine, Wisconsin
,
U.S.
Number of locations
3 (New York City, Los Angeles, Poughkeepsie, New York)
Area served
United States
Brands
Little Golden Books, Golden Guide, Golden Field Guide
Subsidiaries
Whitman Publishing Company
Gold Key Comics
K.K. Publications
Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was a Racine, Wisconsin, firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also produced children's books and family-related entertainment products.[3] The company had editorial offices in New York City and Los Angeles, California. Western Publishing became Golden Books Family Entertainment in 1996. Little Golden Books remains as an imprint of Penguin Random House. Golden Guides and Golden Field Guides are published by St. Martin's Press.
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^ abKirkpatrick, David D. (August 16, 2001). "2 Companies Pay $84 Million for Golden Books". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
^"Golden Books Family Entmt (GBKF:OTC US)". Bloomberg Businessweek. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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