
(Click picture to view the
collection of albums)

(Click picture to view
the sheet music)

(Click picture to view
the Cut-Out Bubble Book, patent and ads)
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Little Wonder
records and Bubble Books were more than just the records and books
-- other products grew up around them and supported sales.
Albums
Since the records weren't sold in sleeves,
the records needed to be stored in something that would keep them
safe and secure -- so Little Wonder albums were produced, in many
shapes and sizes.
Sheet
Music
Sheet music was produced that allowed
people to play the titles that they were listening to -- not surprising
given that Henry Waterson, the founder of Little Wonder records,
was the president of the music publishing company, Waterson, Berlin
& Snyder (see the History
section for more details; the "Berlin" is Irving
Berlin).- The sheet music shown on the
Sheet Music page
of this site (also accessed by clicking at left) were selected to display there because each
refers to Little Wonder records specifically.-
In fact, the Tiger Rose sheet music shown there refers to Little Wonder, Emerson
and Columbia recordings.- Some phonograph and record dealers even
advertised themselves as purveyors of Little Wonder records -- the
stamp on the Uncle Tom sheet music shown on that page describes Stewart
Co. as a seller of sheet music and Little Wonder records.- Also
shown on that page is the sheet music to perhaps the most famous of all Little Wonder records,
#20, sung by Al Jolson (to listen to this record, click
here).
In addition, there was a
sticker
on the back of several of the earliest Little Wonder records that advertised soon-to-be
released new titles and mentioned
that "All selections Publ. in Sheet Music Form."
Cut-Out
Bubble Book
Bubble Books sold a cut-out book of figures
that could be assembled and placed on top of the record to dance
along with the tune as the record played.
Ads for this cut-out book accessed at
left appeared as an extra page at the end of some copies of the
Child's Garden of Verses Bubble Book (#13) and the Chimney Corner
Bubble Book (#14).
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