Lively Little Rabbit
Ariane(Georges Duplaix), Gustaf Tenggren
Hardcover
(Little Golden Book, Simon & Schuster, March 15, 1943)
"Lively Little Rabbit(Little Golden Book Series" Ariane(Author), Gustaf Tenggren (Illustrator; Simon & Schuster (1943); HB,1st/1st, VG/VG; Not Book Club, Not ex-lib, Not remainder; HB-Bright multi-color paper covered boards w/blue spine, spine strong, very minimal edgewear; DJ-Bright multi-color, back flap embellished w/U.S. war bonds/stamps ads, 3 very tiny closed tears, tiny chipping top/bottom spine, faint scuffing, mylar wrap; 237pp, illustrated, pgs flat, unmarked; An appealing, gentle story of a community of small animals, their daily forest life, how they work together to solve a dangerous problem by Ariane (pseudonym for Georges Duplaix-responsible for bringing 'Tintin' to America, creator of Little Golden Books & much more), illustrated (19-blk/wht, 11-color) by Gustaf Tenggren- an accomplished artist/illustrator ('Tanglewood Tales', 'Heidi','Ring of Niblung', cover art for 'The Good Earth'), in late 30's he was a chief illustrator on some of the great Disney animated feature films(Snow White, Pinocchio), before illustrating some of Golden Books'(Tawny Scrawny Lion, Little Black Sambo& Poky Little Puppy) most popular books; A beautiful 70yr old book.