This summer, the River Falls Public Library Gallery will feature an extensive collection of original illustration art from one of American publishing’s best-loved and most consequential picture book lines, Little Golden Books. Not-so-coincidentally, the exhibition also falls on the 75th anniversary of the essential series, which was published in Racine, WI, until 2001. 

From June 10 – August 12, 2017, the River Falls Public Library Gallery will display sixty masterpieces of original illustration art by familiar artists and children’s book illustrators. Each featured work was chosen from a vast Random House archive; this exhibit will include pieces from such picture-book classics as The Poky Little Puppy, Tootle, Home for a Bunny, The Color Kittens, I Can Fly, and more. 

Located in the lower level of the River Falls Public Library, and sponsored by the River Falls Public Library Foundation. See this free exhibition Monday-Thursday from 10AM-8PM, Fridays from 10AM-6PM, and Saturdays from 10AM-4PM. Out-of-town guests, please call at 715-426-3496 or email colez@riverfallspubliclibrary.org to ensure an excellent visit. Little Golden Book-inspired events are online at www.riverfallspubliclibrary.org/in-the-gallery or on our Facebook Page.  

The exhibition was organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas.
Images © Penguin Random House, LLC.