Description
Author: Rudyard Kipling (story)
Featured Star: Shirley Temple
Publisher: The Saalfield Publishing Company
Place: Akron, Ohio & New York
Edition: Authorized Twentieth Century-Fox motion picture edition
Copyright: MCMXXXVII (1937)
Format: Vintage softcover / paperback
Illustrated: Yes — black-and-white film stills
Condition: Very Good (clean, solid, light age toning; no library markings)
Description
A rare early 1937 Shirley Temple film tie-in, adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s story and illustrated with original black-and-white stills from the Twentieth Century-Fox production. Issued during Temple’s peak stardom, this softcover edition is a wonderful example of Golden Age Hollywood children’s publishing, bridging film, literature, and pop-culture ephemera.
Collector’s Notes / Why We Love It
• Original year-of-film release
• Shirley Temple at the height of her fame
• Vintage softcover format less common than later reprints
• Strong crossover appeal: film history + children’s books
• Increasingly scarce in clean condition



