The Poky Little Puppy Special Anniversary Edition LGB (Special Edition Little Golden Book) [Hardcover]

Janette Sebring Lowrey (Author), Gustaf Tenggren (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: September 11, 2007 | Series: Special Edition Little Golden Book

EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY of the poky little puppy, who had to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake. This book, which was one of the original 12 Little Golden Books that launched in October 1942, is now available in an upscale, 52-page edition that features all of the artwork that was later cut when World War II era paper rationing took its toll. It's the perfect way to honor Little Golden Books' 65th anniversary - and the bestselling picture book of all time.

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. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Janette Sebring Lowrey, who lived in Texas, wrote mostly teen fiction for Harper & Row during the 1940s and 1950s. Her 1950 novel Margaret inspired an early television show starring a young Annette Funicello.

Gustaf Tenggren, who immigrated to the U.S. from Sweden in 1920, was the most versatile of the Golden Books illustrators. He brought to life many of the bestselling Little Golden Books of all time, including The Saggy Baggy Elephant, The Shy Little Kitten, and Tawny Scrawny Lion.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 52 pages
• Publisher: Golden Books; 65 Anv edition (September 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375839208
• ISBN-13: 978-0375839207
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.4 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (138 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Dogs

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It may not be a Caldecott Winner... November 16, 2004

By Jena

Format:Hardcover

...but the Poky Little Puppy is beloved by children of every generation. Early this summer I saw "Poky Little Puppy" t-shirts for adults being sold at a popular national retail chain near NYU. A few weeks later I still couldn't stop thinking about it, so I went back to buy one. They were all sold out. The store manager (who also was in his 30s) told me that all of their stores were sold out, both retail and online. People kept coming in asking if there was a wait list. I asked him if they were all college students, but he surprised me by saying that there were a fair number of adults. We started talking about our favorite books as children, and both had a good laugh over the fact that we'd loved the Poky Little Puppy as much as any of the classics by Sendak or Silverstein, but that as adults, we'd become blind adherents to the ratings, erroneously assuming that the Poky Little Puppy wasn't "real" children's literature because it won no awards or praise from the critics. As I was walking out, I turned and asked him if he remembered the book's refrain whenever the puppies rolled down the hill. He grinned and, in unison, we both said: "And down they went to see, roly-poly, pell-mell, tumble-bumble, till they came to the green grass; and there they stopped short." Needless to say, this book now has a place on the bookshelf of every child in my family--and they all love it just as much as I did.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book! June 8, 1999

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

This is the sweetest little book. I read it when I was a little girl, and now I am going to buy it for my soon-to-be-born baby. I have always thought of the poky little puppy as a hero for the ones who stop to smell the roses.

44 of 55 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Addresses an important issue March 10, 2003

By Ian David Golder

Format:Hardcover

This was the first children's book to write honestly about the issue of pokyness. The subject is introduced in a gentle manner so as not to unduly embarrass a young listener who is struggling with pokyness. As someone else put it, "the puppy is the child who has failed to progress beyond the mirror-stage, surely." I couldn't agree more, or recommend this more highly for any parents with poky children.