Janette Sebring Lowrey Explained
| Birth Name: | Janette Sebring |
| Janette Sebring Lowrey |
| Birth Date: | March 2, 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Orange, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Genre: | Children, young adults |
| Years Active: | 1930s-1970s |
| Notablework: | The Poky Little Puppy |
| Spouse: | Fred V. Lowrey |
Janette Sebring Lowrey (March 2, 1892 – March 17, 1986)[1] [2] [3] was an American children's writer, best known for the book The Poky Little Puppy.[4] The Poky Little Puppy was the single all-time best-selling hardcover children's book in the U.S., having sold nearly 15 million copies.[5] While the book has outsold many other famous books such as Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham, Lowrey herself (who also wrote stories about children in her home state of Texas) remained in relative obscurity until her death.[6]
Life
Lowrey was born in Orange, Texas. She wrote dozens of books for children and young adults from the 1930s to the 1970s. The Poky Little Puppy remains her best known, selling over 15 million copies worldwide. Another well-known work of hers was Margaret, a historical fiction young adult novel, which was published in 1950. It was adapted into , a TV serial that aired on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1958.[7]
Despite her success as an author, Lowrey largely remained out of the public limelight.
Works
- Rings on Her Fingers (Harper & Bros., 1941)
- Book: The Poky Little Puppy. Janette Sebring Lowrey . Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Western Publishing Co.. 1942. 978-0-307-30099-7.
- Random House Digital, Inc., 2011,
- In the Morning of the World: Some of the Greek Myths (Harper, 1944)
- Margaret (Harper & Row, 1950)
Notes and References
- U.S. Census 1920, State of Texas, County of Harris, enumeration district 51, p. 9-B, family 245.
- Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.
- Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.
- Marcus, Leonard S. Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way. United States: Random House Children's Books, 2007.
- . All-Time Bestselling Children's Books . 248 . 51 . December 17, 2001 . Roback . Diane . Britton . Jason . May 28, 2019 .
- Web site: Orange native wrote 'Poky Little Puppy,' the best-selling kids' book of all time . 2009-12-14 . Toal . Margaret . 2008-12-21 . The Beaumont Enterprise .
- Book: Orange native wrote 'Poky Little Puppy,' the best-selling kids' book of all time. Margaret Toal. The Beaumont Enterprise. December 21, 2008.
