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How Little Golden Books changed childhood

04/10/26 | 9m 46s | Rating: NR

Sergio and Nick head to Racine to explore the origins of Little Golden Books, which first debuted back in 1942. Cat and Kacie then visit children’s book author-illustrator Kevin Henkes to learn more about how picture books are made today.

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Educator resources with standards alignment and extension activities are available on the PBS Wisconsin Education website.Funding for The Look Back is provided by the Timothy William Trout Education Fund, a gift of Monroe and Sandra Trout, the Eleanor and Thomas Wildrick Family, the Focus Fund for Education, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
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