Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Poky Little Puppy, the eighth release in the Little Golden Books series, is the top-selling children's book of all time in the United States. By 2001, nearly 15 million copies had been sold, including editions in multiple languages.
The first 12 Little Golden Books were printed in September 1942 and released to stores in October 1942. Three editions totaling 1.5 million books sold out within five months of publication.
The original price was 25 cents per book. The team achieved that price by doubling the planned print run to 50,000 copies per title, making the books affordable compared to other children's books of the time, which sold for two to three dollars.
Simon & Schuster and Western Printing and Lithographing Company of Racine, Wisconsin co-launched the series in 1942. Simon & Schuster sold its interest to Western Publishing in 1958. Random House acquired the series in 2001 for about $85 million, and today Penguin Random House is the publisher.
The biography of Taylor Swift, released in 2023, became the fastest-selling title in Little Golden Books history. It sold one million copies in seven months.
The Little Golden Book adaptation of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, released on the 25th of August 2015, was the first in the series to come from a film rated PG-13 by the MPAA. It was followed on the 12th of April 2016 by an adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also rated PG-13.