Here is my collection of Little Lulu books, not
including the comic books. I have:
Hard Cover Books
Paper Back Books
Large Books
Coloring Books
Activity Books
The Little Lulu
Library
You may click on the thumbnail to see a larger
picture.
Hard
Cover
Books:
Rand McNally; David
McKay
These are my oldest Little Lulu books, which are
collections of the Saturday Evening Post Little Lulu comics.
"Little Lulu by Marge" was published by Rand McNally
with a copyright of 1935, '36 by Curtis Publishing Company,
Edition of '39. The other three were published by David McKay
Company: "Little Lulu on Parade", 1939, '40 by Curtis
Publishing Company, '41 by David McKay Company; "Laughs With
Little Lulu", 1936, '37, '38, '39 '40, '41, ,42 by Curtis
Publishing Company, and '41, 42 by David McKay Company; and
"Little Lulu and Her Pals", 1938, '39 by Curtis
Publishing Company and '39 by David McKay Company.
Here is a
sample of the inside of one of these books.
Westfield Classics -
McLaughlin Bros.
These books are Westfield Classics by
McLaughlin Bros., and are the next oldest Little Lulu books I
have, all published in 1946: "Little Lulu Her Train Ride to
Grandma's," "Little Lulu at Grandma's Farm,"
"Little Lulu at the Circus," and "Little Lulu at
the Seashore," "Little Lulu and the Organ Grinder
Man," and "Little Lulu Plays Pirate." These books
have simple stories about Lulu's adventures - see the example
above.
Better Little Books
This book is one of The Better Little Books from
1945,'46,'47 titled "Marge's Little Lulu Alvin and
Tubby".
Golden Books
These are two Golden Books. "Little Lulu and Her
Magic Tricks" is from 1954. It originally had a little
package of Kleenex tissues attached on top of the book, but those
are now gone from this book. There are items related to this
book, including a record (see back) and piano
sheet music (see inside).The second book is Little Golden Book # 476 called
"Little Lulu", adapted by Gina Ingoglia Weiner and
illustrated by Woody Kimbrell and Al White. It was first
published by Golden Press Western Publishing Company, Racine,
Wisconsin in 1962. This book is the second printing in 1974.
Whitman Tale-A-Tale
Books
These are
Whitman A-Tale-A-Tale books: "Little Lulu Uses Her
Head", 1955; "Little Lulu Has an Art Show", 1964;
"Little Lulu Lucky Landlady", 1973, and "Little
Lulu and the Birthday Mystery", 1974 . The books are about 5
1/2" by 6 1/2 ". They each contain a story about Lulu
and her friends.
Paper
Back
Books
Dell
This book "This is Little Lulu" by Marge is a
Dell paper back from 1956. It includes items from the Saturday
Evening Post as well as some stories from comic books. On the
back cover it states: "From her silent, long-legged early
days to the plump and talkative present...This is Little
Lulu."
Random
House
Student Book Clubs
"Little Lulu" published by
Random House was "prepared especially for the Random House
Student Book Clubs" with a 1979 copyright by Western
Publishing Company. It states on the back: "Meet Little Lulu
and her friends, Tubby, Annie, Iggy, Wilbur, Eddie, Witch Hazel,
Little Itch in these stories: The New Boy, Music Lesson, Dear
Diary, Poor Little Rich Boy, The Tubby Tamer, Little Itch's
Spell, the Big Squeeze." See a sample page from the book.
Golden Press
The book "Little Lulu At
Your Service", with a 1983 copyright by Western Publishing
Company, Inc., is illustrated by Irving Tripp. It is a paperback
about 8.5" x 11" and has 16 pages.
Golden Books
"The
Little Lulu Joke Book", written by Chip Lovitt, has a 1998
copyright from Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. It's
paperback and about 5x7/5", with 64 pages. The book starts
with Lulu in front of a microphone (as on the HBO videos) with
the sign above her "Welcome to Little Lulu's Comedy
Club". Lulu says: "Hi, my name is Lulu, and if you like
to laugh, you've come to the right place. I've got jokes,
riddles, and all kinds of funny business for you. Come and join
me and my friends Tubby Tompkins, the twins Jeannie and Joannie,
Annie, Iggy, and the rest of the gang for a non-stop,
laugh-filled jokefest. Turn the page and get ready to rock - with
laughter, that is!" And then the jokes begin, starting with:
"I just wrote this funny book about eggs. I'm going to call
it Little Lulu's yolk book." and "My friend Annie put
ice cubes in her aunt's bed. That's because she was trying to
make auntie-freeze!"
These
two March of Comics were given away as advertisements and were
published by Western Publishing Company, Inc.. They reprinted
some of the stories from comic books and included some activity
pages. The one from Buster Brown is #406 from 1971, '75; and the
book from Sears is #456 from 1972, '79.
The "Golden Comics Digest" contains
reprints of some of the stories from the comics along with some
activity pages. Those in the first photo include: #23
"Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby Fun Fling," May 1972;
#29 "Little Lulu and Tubby;" #33 "Little Lulu and
Tubby Halloween Fun," Nov. 1973; #36 "Little Lulu and
Her Friends," May 1974; and #40 "Little Lulu and Tubby
Trick or Treat," Nov. 1974. The second photo includes: ##23
"Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby Fun Fling," May 1972 and
#19 "Little Lulu and Tubby have a Swinging Summer,"
September 1971.
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Page last updated 18 Feb 2005.
Email comments to dmmaki@MichelesWorld.net
These are my oldest Little Lulu books, which are
collections of the Saturday Evening Post Little Lulu comics.
"Little Lulu by Marge" was published by Rand McNally
with a copyright of 1935, '36 by Curtis Publishing Company,
Edition of '39. The other three were published by David McKay
Company: "Little Lulu on Parade", 1939, '40 by Curtis
Publishing Company, '41 by David McKay Company; "Laughs With
Little Lulu", 1936, '37, '38, '39 '40, '41, ,42 by Curtis
Publishing Company, and '41, 42 by David McKay Company; and
"Little Lulu and Her Pals", 1938, '39 by Curtis
Publishing Company and '39 by David McKay Company. 
