The Poky Little Puppy (A Little Golden Book Classic)
Brand: Golden Books
Color: Multicolor
Categories: Books, Children's Books, Animals


Recommended Age 14+ Years
Not recommended for play

Dimensions: 6.63 x 0.29 x 8 inches
Reading age: 1 - 4 years, from customers
ISBN-10: 9780307021342
Publisher: Golden Books
Print length: 24 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2001
ISBN-13: 978-0307021342
Part of series: Little Golden Book
Lexile measure: 640L
Language: English
subtitle: Hardcover – Picture Book, April 1, 2001
author: Visit Amazon's Janette Sebring Lowrey Page search results Janette Sebring Lowrey Gustaf Tenggren
review: Editorial Reviews From the Inside Flap One of the original 12 Little Golden Books, The Poky Little Puppy has sold nearly 15 million copies since 1942, making it one of the most popular children's books of all time. Now this curious little puppy is ready to win the hearts and minds of a new generation of kids. From the Back Cover Children have loved Little golden Books, For over 50 years. they have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colorful pictures. Parents have shared Golden Moments with their children, reading such classics as the Poky little puppy. Thanks to the happy hours spent with the books many children have developed a lifelong love of reading. About the Author JANETTE SEBRING LOWREY (1892-1986), a Texan, wrote mostly teen fiction during the 1940s and 1950s. Her young adult novel Margaret was adapted into a TV serial, Walt Disney Presents: Annette, which aired on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1958, starring Annette Funicello. But Lowrey is best known as the author of The Poky Little Puppy, which was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books that launched in 1942. It went on to become an icon, and the bestselling picture book of all time. GUSTAF TENGGREN (1896-1970) was a well-known illustrator in his native Sweden before immigrating to the United States in 1920. He illustrated many Golden Books, beginning with The Poky Little Puppy. One of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, The Poky Little Puppy went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. Other iconic Little Golden Books illustrated by Tenggren include The Saggy Baggy Elephant, The Shy LIttle Kitten, and Tawny Scrawny Lion. In the late 1930s, Tenggren worked for the Disney Studio, providing concept artwork (created to inspire and guide animators) for various characters and scenes in Bambi, The Old Mill, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Fantasia. Read more