(1904-1987) Eloise Wilkin's career covered more than fifty years, involving illustration and writing, free-lance drawing, and doll design. After graduating from The Rochester Institute of Technology, Eloise Burns and her friend Joan Esley moved to New York City where they hoped to have a better chance at careers in illustration. In 1935, Eloise married Sydney Wilkin and soon began a family of four children. She illustrated over 20 books with her sister Esther, who also married a Wilkin. In 1943, she was offered a contract with Simon & Schuster and worked almost exclusively for Little Golden Books until 1961.
LOGANBERRY LEGACY
Little Golden Books remain popular with collectors, and Eloise Wilkin
heads the list as most popular illustrator. Some, like Prayers
for Children, are easy and cheap to find. Others, like Georgie
Finds a Grandpa, are in hot demand and the price reflects
that.
For other LGBs, check out Loganberry's
Little Golden Books Catalog.
LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS BIBLIOGRAPHY
All books written and illustrated by
Eloise
Wilkin unless otherwise noted.
* designates a title still in print
Baby Dear. by Esther Wilkin, 1962. LGB#
466
Baby Jesus: Stamp Book. 1957. LGB# A12
Baby Listens. by Esther Wilkin, 1960.
LGB#
383
Baby Looks. 1960. LGB# 404
Baby's Birthday. by Patricia Mowers,
1972.
LGB# 365
Baby's First Christmas. by Esther Wilkin,
1959.
LGB# 368 and 460-08
Birds. by Jane Werner Watson, 1958,
1973.
LGB# 184 and LGB# 5011
Boy With a Drum. by David L. Harrison,
1969.
LGB# 588
Busy Timmy. by Kathryn and Byron Jackson,
1948.
LGB# 50 and 452
Child's Garden of Verses. by Robert Louis
Stevenson,
1957. LGB# 289 and 493
Christmas ABC. by Florence Johnson,
1962.
LGB# 478
Christmas Story. by Jane Werner, 1952.
LGB#
158
Come Play House. by Edith Oswald, 1948.
LGB#
44
Day at the Playground. by Miram Schlein,
1951.
LGB# 119
*Eloise Wilkin's Mother Goose.
1961. LGB# 589
First Bible Stories. by Jane Werner,
1954.
LGB# 198
Fix It Please. by Lucy Sprague Mitchell,
1947.
LGB# 32
Georgie Finds a Grandpa. by Miriam Young,
1954.
LGB# 196
Good Little Bad Little Girl. by Esther
Wilkin,
1965. LGB# 562
Good Morning, Good Night. by Jane Werner,
1948.
LGB# 61
Guess Who Lives Here. by Louise Woodcock,
1949.
LGB# 60
Hansel and Gretel. by Brothers Grimm,
1954.
LGB# 217, 491, 207-51, and 207-65
Hi! Ho! Three in a Row. by Louise
Woodcock,
1954. LGB# 188
Jamie Looks. by Adelaide Holl, 1963.
LGB#
522
Kittens: Three Complete Stories. by Cathleen
Schurr
and Patricia Scarry. Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren and Eloise
Wilkin.
1958. Giant LGB# 5013
Linda and Her Little Sister. by Esther
Wilkin,
1954. LGB# 214
Little Book. by Sherl Horvath, 1969.
LGB#
583
Little Golden Book of Holidays. by Marion
Conger,
1951. LGB# 109
My Baby Brother. by Patricia Scarry,
1956.
LGB# 279
My Dolly and Me. by Patsy Scarry, 1960.
LGB#
418
My Kitten. by Patsy Scarry, 1954. LGB#
163,
300, and 528
*My Little Golden Book About God. by Jane
Werner
Watson, 1956. LGB# 268
My Pets. by Patsy Scarry, 1959. LGB#
5027
My Puppy. by Patsy Scarry, 1955. LGB#
233
and 469
My Snuggle Bunny. by Patsy Scarry,
1956.
LGB# 250
My Teddy Bear. by Patricia Scarry,
1953.
LGB# 168 and 448
New Baby. by Ruth and Harold Shane,
1948.
LGB# 41, 291, 541 and 306-68
New House in the Forest. by Lucy Sprague
Mitchell,
1946. LGB# 24
Night Before Christmas. by Jane Werner
Watson,
1955. LGB# 241
Noises and Mr. Flibberty-Jib. 1947.
LGB#
29
Play with Me. by Esther Wilkin, 1967.
LGB#
567
*Prayers for Children.
1952.
LGB# 5, 205, 301-10 and 301-93
So Big. 1968. LGB# 574
This World of Ours. by Jane Werner Watson,
1959.
LGB# 5026
Twins. by Ruth and Harold Shane, 1955.
LGB#
227
We Help Daddy. by Mini Stein, 1962.
LGB#
468 and 305-51
We Help Mommy. by Jean Cushman, 1959.
LGB#
352
We Like Kindergarten. by Clara Cassidy,
1965.
LGB# 552
Where Did the Baby Go? by Shiela Hayes,
1974.
LGB# 116
Wiggles. by Louise Woodcock, 1953. LGB#
166
Wonders of Nature. by Jane Werner Watson,
1957.
LGB# 293
OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHY
Busy ABC. Whitman, 1950.
Eloise Wilkin's Book of Poems. by Deborah
Wilkin
Springett. Western Pub. Co., 1988.
Eloise Wilkin Treasury: Favorite Nursery Rhymes, Prayers,
Poems,
and Stories. edited by Linda C. Falken. Golden Books,
1985.
Golden Treasury of Prayers for Boys and Girls.
Edited
by Esther Wilkin. Golden Press, 1975.
Good House for a Mouse. by Irmengarde
Eberle.
J. Messner, 1940.
Great Gold Piece Mystery. by Elizabeth
Honness.
Oxford University Press, 1944.
How Many Kisses Good Night. by Jean
Monrad.
Random House, 1986.
I Hear: Sounds In a Child's World. by Lucille
Ogle
and Tina Thoburn. American Heritage Press,1971.
Kitty Come Down. by Frances Atchinson Bacon.
Oxford
University Press, 1944.
Ladybug, Ladybug, and Other Nursery Rhymes. Random
House,
1979.
Little Prayers. Edited by Esther Wilkin.
Golden
Press, 1980.
Lord's Prayer. Commentary by Esther Wilkin. Golden
Press,
1961.
Make-Believe Parade. by Jan Margo,
1949.
Wonder Books# 520
Mrs. Peregrine and the Yak. by Esther Burns.
H.
Holt and Company, 1938.
Mrs. Peregrine at the Fair. by Esther Burns
Wilkin.
J. Messner, 1939.
My Good Morning Book. Golden Press, 1983.
My Goodnight Book. Golden Press, 1981.
Nursery Rhymes. Random House, 1979.
Once-Upon-a-Time Scratch and Sniff Book: Stories.
Adapted
by Ruthanna Long. Golden Press, 1978.
*Poems to Read to the Very Young.
Edited by Josette Frank. Random House, 1982.
*Prayers for a Small Child.
Random
House, 1984.
Rainbow for me. by Martha Gwinn Kiser.
Random
House, 1948.
Rock·a·Bye, Baby: Nursery Songs and Cradle
Games.
Random House, 1981.
Seatmates. by Mary K. Reely. Franklin
Watts,
1949.
Sheep Wagon Family. by Myra Reed Richardson. R.M.
McBride,
1941.
Song of Praise. American Heritage Press, 1970.
Thank You Book. by Patricia Martin Zens.
Golden
Press, 1967.
Tune is in the Tree. by Maud Hart Lovelace,
1950.
Visit, The. by Joan Esley. Rand
McNally,
1980.
Wonders of the Seasons. by Bertha Morris
Parker.
Golden Press, 1966.
