The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey - 1973

Racine, WI: Golden Press. Very Good-. 1973. 9th Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is some bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is a one inch chip missing from the paper of the rear spine joint. There is some rubbing, and paper loss from the edges of the rear cover, especially the bottom rear corner edges. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Poky Little Puppy is a children's book written by Janette Sebring Lowrey and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. It was first published in 1942 as one of the first twelve books in the Simon & Schuster series Little Golden Books. The copyright was renewed in October 1969. The Poky Little Puppy is a story about beagle pups. 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. While the book has outsold many other famous books such as Dr. 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" .