The Ultimate Dick and Jane Storybook Collection – First Edition (Vintage Hardcover)

Step back into the golden age of early childhood education with this beautifully bound first edition of The Ultimate Dick and Jane Storybook Collection. A nostalgic treasure for collectors, educators, and vintage book lovers, this volume brings together six timeless stories that shaped generations of young readers.

Originally published by Grosset & Dunlap, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, this edition was developed exclusively for American Wholesale Book Company Inc. and designed by Irene Vandervoort. It features classic mid-century illustrations and simple, rhythmic text that helped define the Dick and Jane reading method.

📖 Included Stories & Copyrights:

• We Look and See – ©1946, renewed 1974
• We Come and Go – ©1940, renewed 1968
• The New We Work and Play – ©1950, renewed 1978
• Guess Who – ©1951, renewed 1979
• The New We Come and Go – ©1965, renewed 1993
• The New We Look and See – ©1962, renewed 1994

Each story is a faithful reproduction of the original, licensed by Pearson Education Inc., with the Dick and Jane® trademark held by Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc.

📚 Condition & Features:

• Hardcover in gently used condition
• Clean pages with tight binding
• Minor shelf wear consistent with age
• Personal inscription on the inside cover adds a touch of warmth and history
• ISBN: 0-448-432840
• Printed in the U.S.A.
• First Edition

💡 Why Collect This Book?

This collection is not only a charming piece of Americana but also a valuable educational artifact. Ideal for homeschoolers, vintage book collectors, and those seeking a meaningful gift with historical significance. The stories are perfect for introducing young readers to foundational vocabulary and sentence structure in a visually engaging format.