The Poky Little Puppy

By Janette Sebring Lowrey and Gustaf Tenggren

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Published on Jun 17, 2025 | 0 Hours 9 Minutes

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Published on May 25, 2010 | 24 Pages

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Published on Jan 9, 2007 | 26 Pages

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Published on Apr 1, 2001 | 24 Pages

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Grades Up to Preschool
Ages 0–3

The bestselling picture book of all time!

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.

ISBN 9798217173372 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Jun 17, 2025
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 0-3 years
Grade Up to Preschool
Reading Level Lexile: 640L

ISBN 9780307938282 (Enhanced Ebook)
Published on Feb 1, 2011
Published by Golden Books
Pages 52
Age Range 2-5 years
Grade Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level Lexile: 640L

ISBN 9780307759467 (Ebook)
Published on May 25, 2010
Published by Golden Books
Pages 24
Age Range 2-5 years
Grade Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level Lexile: 640L

ISBN 9780375839252 (Board Book)
Published on Jan 9, 2007
Published by Golden Books
Pages 26
Dimensions 5 x 6-3/8
Age Range 2-5 years
Grade Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level Lexile: 640L

ISBN 9780307021342 (Hardcover)
Published on Apr 1, 2001
Published by Golden Books
Pages 24
Dimensions 6-5/8 x 8
Age Range 2-5 years
Grade Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level Lexile: 640L

Janette Sebring Lowrey

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

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, The Shy Little Kitten, 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.