The Poky Little Puppy (Little Golden Book)

The Poky Little Puppy (Little Golden Book)

A sturdy board book edition of everyone's favorite dog story, The Poky Little Puppy! Ideal for baby showers gifts and anytime babies are celebrated.  Five little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world. . . .  The Poky Little Puppy  was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, and went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake, has delighted families for generations. it is, quite simply, an icon. Delightful to read aloud,  The Poky Little Puppy  is a cherished story that every child should know. JANETTE SEBRING LOWREY (1892-1986), a Texan, wrote mostly teen fiction during the 1940s and 1950s. Her young adult novel  Margaret  was adapted into a TV serial,  Walt Disney Presents: Annette,  which aired on  The Mickey Mouse Club  in 1958, starring Annette Funicello. But Lowrey is best known as the author of  The Poky Little Puppy,  which was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books that launched in 1942. It went on to become an icon, and the bestselling picture book of all time. GUSTAF TENGGREN  (1896–1970) was a well-known illustrator in his native Sweden before immigrating to the United States in 1920. He illustrated many Golden Books, beginning with  The Poky Little Puppy.  One of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942,  The Poky Little Puppy  went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. Other iconic Little Golden Books illustrated by Tenggren include  The Saggy Baggy Elephant  and  Tawny Scrawny Lion.  In the late 1930s, Tenggren worked for the Disney Studio, providing concept artwork (created to inspire and guide animators) for various characters and scenes in  Bambi, The Old Mill, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio,  and  Fantasia. Random House