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| Author | Janette Sebring Lowrey |
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| Illustrator | Gustaf Tenggren |
| Language | English |
| Series | Little Golden Books |
| Genre | Children's books |
| Publisher | Golden Books |
Publication date | June 28, 1942 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 24 |
| ISBN | 978-0307021342 |
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 five puppies of undetermined breed. 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.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ Roback, Diane; Britton, Jason, eds. (December 17, 2001). "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. 248 (51). Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ Toal, Margaret (2008-12-21). "Orange native wrote 'Poky Little Puppy', the best-selling kids' book of all time". The Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2009-12-14.