Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator of the original Golden Book “The Poky Little Puppy,&rdquo

Gustaf Tenggren, illustrator of the original Golden Book “The Poky Little Puppy,” was apparently a little mystified by its resounding success. On this inscription inside an edition he signed for our founding donor, Irvin Kerlan, in 1948 Tenggren writes, “this has been the best seller, just why, I don’t know.”