The Poky Little Puppy
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  • Published: 2 April 2007
  • ISBN: 9780375839252
  • Imprint: Golden Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 26
  • RRP: $12.99

The Poky Little Puppy

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EBook
12 Jan 2016
EBook
20 Nov 2012
Audiobook
17 Jun 2025
Board Book
2 Apr 2007
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The Little Golden Book edition of The Poky Little Puppy, published in 1942, is the bestselling picture book of all time with well over 15 million copies sold. Consumers will appreciate the opportunity to now be able to buy a sturdy board edition.

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.
  • Published: 2 April 2007
  • ISBN: 9780375839252
  • Imprint: Golden Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 26
  • RRP: $12.99
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About the author

Janette Sebring Lowrey

Janette Sebring Lowrey lived in Texas and wrote young adult novels for Harper in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as a few other Little Golden Books.

Gustaf Tenggren, who immigrated to the U.S. from Sweden in 1920, created other famous Little Golden Book characters such as the Saggy Baggy Elephant and Tawny Scrawny Lion. Before coming to Golden Books, he worked for the Disney studio, providing concept artwork for various characters and scenes in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio. He died in 1970.

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