Poky little puppy winter golden book12/22/2023 ![]() ![]() While You’re Reading: This is a longer picture book (I’ll allow you to speculate about attention spans in 1942) but moves along with the repetition and predictability throughout. ![]() Why It’s Timeless: The ending might be a touch abrupt, and our modern sensibilities may not love the idea of sending a little one to bed without dessert (although I see a natural consequence, fresh out of Love & Logic), but here you will find counting, repetition, onomatopoeia, and a fun story about a curious little puppy and his siblings. Title/Author: The Poky Little Puppyby Janette Sebring Lowery, illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren I asked my mom today, and her response was “roly-poly, pell-mell…”I have a first edition copy (1942) and love that the price is listed on the cover: $.29! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.įor my first Throwback Thursday, I just had to choose my favorite book as a kid, a book that my parents STILL have memorized: The Poky Little Puppy. Each Thursday I’ll be featuring a book that my parents *could* have read to me as a toddler (spoiler alert: I’m no spring chicken), so we will go with a publication date of 1983 or earlier all books must still be in print as of my writing.
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