Remember when Google transformed their logo into a playable PAC-MAN game? How about the time they let us record songs on Les Paul-inspired Google guitar strings? Since 1998, the company has commemorated thousands of holidays, birthdays and anniversaries with their creative Google Doodles.
Earlier this week, Google treated users to an interactive doodle celebrating Leo Tolstoy’s 186th birthday. We were captivated by the illustrations, so we decided to scour the web for more doodles inspired by literature. From a “Little Red Riding Hood” storybook with a surprise ending to an underwater adventure in honor of Jules Verne, here are 10 of our favorite literary Google Doodles.
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Maurice Sendak's 85th Birthday (June 10, 2013); designed by Jennifer Hom
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Jules Verne's 183rd Birthday (February 8, 2011); designed by Jennifer Hom
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Leo Tolstoy's 186th Birthday (September 9, 2014); designed by Roman Muradov
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Richard Scarry's 92nd Birthday (June 5, 2011); designed by Mike Dutton
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Mark Twain's 176th Birthday (Nov 30, 2011); designed by Jennifer Hom
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Douglas Adams' 61st Birthday (March 11, 2013); designed by Sophia Foster-Dimino
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161st Anniversary of Moby Dick's First Publishing (October 18, 2012); designed by Mike Dutton
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 110th Birthday (June 29, 2010); designed by Mike Dutton
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200th Anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales (December 20, 2012); designed by Matthew Cruickshank
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Charles Dickens' 200th Birthday (February 7, 2012); designed by Mike Dutton