The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey

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'Little Golden Books, with their colorful, bright pages, were designed to be handled by children… For the first time, a quality children's book was made available to children who normally couldn't have afforded one' (Santi, 9). At the time, many American families considered most children's books a luxury titles sold for $2-$3, and the strictures of the wartime economy did not encourage such purchasing. Little Golden Books, which sold for only a quarter apiece when first published, were intended to be both durable and affordable. One of the original dozen Little Golden Books issued simultaneously by Simon and Schuster in 1942, The Poky Little Puppy remains one of the series' most popular titles in the series and one of the best-selling American children's books of all time.

Small quarto, original blue cloth spine with pictorial boards, original dust jacket.įirst edition of this beloved Little Golden Book-“the best-selling children’s picture book of all time”-charmingly illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren, in scarce original dust jacket. Urn:oclc:319546430 Scandate 20091012202815 Scanner scribe10.la.archive.“FIVE LITTLE PUPPIES… WENT FOR A WALK IN THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD” Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:33:30 Boxid IA104113 Camera Canon 5D City Racine, Wis.

The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey