Janette Sebring Lowrey

Janette Sebring Lowrey
BornJanette Sebring
(1892-03-02)March 2, 1892
Orange, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1986(1986-03-17) (aged 94)
San Antonio, Texas[1]
OccupationAuthor
GenreChildren, young adults
Years active1930s-1970s
Notable workThe Poky Little Puppy
SpouseFred V. Lowrey[1]

Janette Sebring Lowrey (March 2, 1892 – March 17, 1986)[2][3][4] was an American children's writer, best known for the book The Poky Little Puppy.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Toal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ U.S. Census 1920, State of Texas, County of Harris, enumeration district 51, p. 9-B, family 245.
  3. ^ Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.
  4. ^ Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.
  5. ^ Marcus, Leonard S. Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way. United States: Random House Children's Books, 2007.
  6. ^ Roback, Diane; Britton, Jason, eds. (December 17, 2001). "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. 248 (51). Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  7. ^ 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.