the poky little puppy by janette sebring lowrey

One morning, 'five little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world.' They climb a hill, but when they get to the top, one of them is missing. Now suddenly there's big twirly stands of them popping up at Borders and Target, which is how I finally found a copy of The Poky Little Puppy.įirst published in 1942, it's a harrowing tale of disobedience, the auditory qualities of chocolate custard, and the second meaning of the word 'poky' that I was not aware of. But until recently they seem to have been relegated to the Big W/supermarket kind of shopping venue. It's about escapism & rebelling against authority & the little guy who stands out from the others! Most importantly it's about using desserts as a threat.'Įveryone had a nice stack of chewed-on Little Golden Books as a kid - my favourite was The Color Kittens(I like it best when they make pink). From the favourer: 'It's the nostalgia factor really - it's the first book I remember owning.

'Orange native wrote 'Poky Little Puppy,' the best-selling kids' book of all time'. United States: Random House Children's Books, 2007. Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Census 1920, State of Texas, County of Harris, enumeration district 51, p.

Orange native wrote 'Poky Little Puppy,' the best-selling kids' book of all time. ^ a b c d Margaret Toal (December 21, 2008).In the Morning of the World: Some of the Greek Myths (Harper, 1944).Rings on Her Fingers (Harper & Bros., 1941).ĭespite her success as an author, Lowrey largely remained out of the public limelight.

It was adapted into Walt Disney Presents: Annette, a TV serial that aired on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1958. Another well-known work of hers was Margaret, a historical fiction young adult novel, which was published in 1950. The Poky Little Puppy remains her best known, selling over 15 million copies worldwide. She wrote dozens of books for children and young adults from the 1930s to the 1970s. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham, Lowrey herself (who also wrote stories about children in her home state of Texas) remained in relative obscurity until her death. While the book has outsold many other famous books such as Dr. As of 2001, The Poky Little Puppy was the single all-time best-selling hardcover children's book in the U.S., having sold nearly 15 million copies. Janette Sebring Lowrey (Ma– March 17, 1986) was an American children's writer, best known for the book The Poky Little Puppy.

The poky little puppy by janette sebring lowrey