However, his wandering ways catch up with him, and he finds himself shut out of the yard after his siblings fill the hole.
Instead of following his siblings when they all sneak out to play, the title character lags behind to observe other things. He avoids getting his siblings' punishment for digging a hole under the yard, and eats the rice pudding his mother withheld from the others. However, his wandering ways catch up with him, and he finds himself shut out of the yard after his siblings fill the hole. The book concludes with the title character going to bed without a bite and feeling "very sorry for himself." Written in 1942 by Janette Sebring Lowrey, it is the all-time best-selling hardcover children's book in the US, having sold 15 million copies. FTP, name this Little Golden Book.
Instead of following his siblings when they all sneak out to play, the title character lags behind to observe other things.
The Poky Little Puppy