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Saturday Spotlight – The Legacy of Golden Books

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Great Big Fire Engine Book. Photo: Irving Arts Center website

Great Big Fire Engine Book. Photo: Irving Arts Center website

For this week’s Art & Seek Spotlight, we’re off to the Irving Arts Center to check out the exhibition “Golden Legacy: Original Art from 65 Years of Golden Books.” Historian Leonard Marcus gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the Little Golden Book series was created and how it became so beloved.

The Poky Little Puppy book. Photo: goodreads.com

The Poky Little Puppy book. Photo: goodreads.com

The lecture is followed by a Family Funday inspired by the Poky Little Puppy and his pals.