Sleepytime Tales

Little Golden Books Treasury

by Janette Sebring Lowrey

Contains:

The pokey little puppy / by Janette Sebring Lowrey, illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren --
Baby dear / by Esther Wilkin, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin --
The color kittens / by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen --
Good night, little bear / by Patsy Scarry, illustrated by Richard Scarry --
The wonderful house / by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by J.P. Miller --
The sleepy book / by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams --
The three bears / illustrated by Rob Hefferan--
The boy and the tigers / by Helen Bannerman, illustrated by Valeria Petrone --
How the turtle got its shell / by Justine and Ron Fontes, illustrated by Keiko Motoyama.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Kids, Classics, Juvenile

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Janette Sebring Lowrey (March 2, 1892 – March 17, 1986) was an American children's writer, best known for writing the beloved children's classic, The Poky Little Puppy.

Janette Sebring Lowrey was born in Orange, Texas. Lowrey wrote dozens of books aimed at children and young adults from the 1930s to the 1970s, but 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 Walt Disney Presents: Annette, a TV serial which aired on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1958.

Despite her success as an author, Lowrey herself remained in relative obscurity.

Reviews

[Lydia Wright]

Love my bedtime stories lol

[DivaDiane SM]

Reading some of the stories in this collection multiple times per day. Favorites so far: The Color Kittens, The Three Bears, The Boy and the Tigers, Good Night Little Bear and The Wonderful House. Add the Pokey Puppy, which my son just allowed me to read to him the first time over Christmas to the list of favorites. I think the last two we haven't read are perhaps of no interest to him. I'm going to call this one finished now.

[Kelly Chester]

Super cute book

[TRISHA]

I loved this & it was so good!

[Oliver Kean]

I like The Pokey Little Puppy, I like the end because it says they should never, ever dig a hole, but they keep doing it.

[Heather]

My boys are all loving these. And yes, my 10 and 9 year olds read them to themselves or listen while I read them.

This collection contains:

The Poky Little Puppy
Baby Bear
The Color Kittens
Good Night, Little Bear
The Wonderful House
The Sleepy Book
The Three Bears
The Boy and the Tigers
How the Turtle Got Its Shell

I love these collection books and love the time we're spending all curled up together, reading.

[Nickkole]

Some stories are better than others, of course. Some stories I remember from my own childhood, some are completely new to me.

Overall it's a nice collection of quick stories to read to children. I liked color kittens best, my daughter liked baby dear.

The last story, a series of little stories about how the turtle got his shell didn't seem to fit at all and was very differently structured from the others

[Angela]

Cooper and I are currently making our way through this collection. We both really like the variety and the stories are very classic. This reminds me of being young!

[Heather]

very nostalgic, there were only one or two stories I didn't really enjoy or that wouldn't work for a storytime crowd.

[John]

I really don't like most of the stories in this one. There are a couple good ones, but this is a weak collection.

[Grace]

A collection of 9 classic Little Golden book stories.