![]() Unpaginated color and b&w illustrations throughout 6.75 x 8 inches. Written by Janette Sebring Lowrey illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. The copyright page lists four printings and then "First printing, this edition, July 1943 " twenty books listed on the back cover. The eighth Little Golden Book, first published in September 1942, and one of the bestselling picture books 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. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling 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. In 1942, the launch of Little Golden Books revolutionized children’s book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. 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. Good+ blue quarter-cloth hardcover with rubbing to the tips, an abrasion and a smear of ink (each about quarter-sized) to the back cover, child's name and "1944" penciled to the ownership space, small bookstore label to inside front cover, and one short closed tear to one page the back staple has separated from the paste down interior is otherwise clean and bright lacking dj. ![]() Second edition, first printing, July 1943. ![]()
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