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Western Publishing Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryPublishing
GenreChildren's and family entertainment
Founded1907; 117 years ago (1907)[1] in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Founders
  • Edward Henry Wadewitz
  • Albert H. Wadewitz
DefunctAugust 16, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-08-16)[2]
FateFolded into Golden Books Family Entertainment
SuccessorsRandom House
DreamWorks Classics[2]
Headquarters1220 Mound Avenue,
Racine, Wisconsin
,
U.S.
Number of locations
3 (New York City, Los Angeles, Poughkeepsie, New York)
Area served
United States
BrandsLittle 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Antique was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, David D. (August 16, 2001). "2 Companies Pay $84 Million for Golden Books". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "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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