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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Publishing |
| Genre | Children's and family entertainment |
| Founded | 1907[1] in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Founders | |
| Defunct | August 16, 2001[2] |
| Fate | Folded into Golden Books Family Entertainment |
| Successors | Random House DreamWorks Classics[2] |
| Headquarters | 1220 Mound Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin , U.S. |
Number of locations | 3 (New York City, Los Angeles, Poughkeepsie, New York) |
Area served | United States |
| Brands | Little Golden Books, Golden Guide, Golden Field Guide |
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Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was an American company founded in 1907 in Racine, Wisconsin, best known for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also produced children's books and family-related entertainment products.[3] The company had editorial offices in New York City and Los Angeles, California. Western Publishing became Golden Books Family Entertainment in 1996. Little Golden Books remains as an imprint of Penguin Random House. Golden Guides and Golden Field Guides are published by St. Martin's Press.
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- ^ "Golden Books Family Entmt (GBKF:OTC US)". Bloomberg Businessweek. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2014.