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Janette Sebring Lowrey
Born Janette Sebring
(1892-03-02)March 2, 1892
Orange, Texas, U.S.
Died March 17, 1986(1986-03-17) (aged 94)
San Antonio, Texas
Occupation Author
Genre Children, young adults
Years active 1930s-1970s
Notable work The Poky Little Puppy
Spouse Fred V. Lowrey

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

Life

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 that aired on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1958.

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

Works

  • Rings on Her Fingers (Harper & Bros., 1941)
  • In the Morning of the World: Some of the Greek Myths (Harper, 1944)
  • Margaret (Harper & Row, 1950)
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