Product Description

EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY of the poky little puppy, who had to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake. This book, which was one of the original 12 Little Golden Books that launched in October 1942, is now available in an upscale, 52-page edition that features all of the artwork that was later cut when World War II era paper rationing took its toll. It's the perfect way to honor Little Golden Books' 65th anniversary - and the bestselling picture book of all time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25845 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-11
• Released on: 2007-09-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 52 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780375839207
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Janette Sebring Lowrey, who lived in Texas, wrote mostly teen fiction for Harper & Row during the 1940s and 1950s. Her 1950 novel Margaret inspired an early television show starring a young Annette Funicello.

Gustaf Tenggren, who immigrated to the U.S. from Sweden in 1920, was the most versatile of the Golden Books illustrators. He brought to life many of the bestselling Little Golden Books of all time, including The Saggy Baggy Elephant, The Shy Little Kitten, and Tawny Scrawny Lion.

Customer Reviews

THE SWEETEST LITTLE BOOK
Since there is always a child at my home, I was running out of books for them and decided I needed to add a few. I am a big fan of books written years ago and decided to purchase this book. I am so glad I did. It is the sweetest story, and I am always asked to read the book over and over again.

I find that books written a long time ago have wonderful lessons and appeal to children a great deal more then many contemporary children's books.

It is a lovely book and I encourage anyone with children to purchase it.

Wonderful!
I recently bought the cheaper edition for my future niece/nephew, didn't have time to wait for this edition to ship, but will be buying this edition for myself and our children. Both editions are nice, but this edition has the original illustrations while the newest edition omits the illustration from the first page-- in my opinion the best picture of all, the puppies digging under the fence! This edition may be more expensive, but the book is not complete without that picture.

Still love this after all these years...
I received this as a baby gift, and sure enough, just as the gifter had promised, my daughter fell in love with it. She insisted that I read it to her over and over again, and learned to read it herself. This is a wonderful parent-child read-aloud, and will be remembered with fondness for years after.