Reviews (5)

Good, but not as good as `Where's Spot?'
Although `Where's Spot' is my son's absolute favourite book, this did not meet with the same degree of enthusiasm.
Fantastic!
My nine-month-old daughter LOVES Spot Goes to the Farm.She can lift all the flaps by herself.We love the board book edition -- it's so sturdy!This book is just plain fun!I can't recommend it enough!

We love Spot
Spot the Dog books are a favourite with my girls.They love the simple stories that they can relate to (hiding, baking a cake, playing with others etc) and the lift-the-flaps always bring screams of delight even though we've read them many many times.As they grow I'm sure they'll be one of the books they learn to read with.The words are simple and the font easy to read.Lovely books to cuddle up with your children on your lap.They are also big enough to hold up and read to them as they sit in back seat on car trips. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Preschool    4. Domestic animals    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Infancy    8. Specimens    9. Toy and movable books    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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fan of the dog
this is cool. I have it and its cool. you can rip out the posters and the backs have fun facts about the dog breed. there are 15 posters so 15 different breeds. the posters have the CUTEST photos! THE DOG is the original coolest thing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Dogs    5. Juvenile General And Reference Works    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    8. Pictorial works    9. Posters    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Dogs   

Reviews (5)

Book review
This book wasn't as helpful as I expected.Alot of it just common things that are generally practiced with experienced dog owners.It really didn't offer any new activities.
a fun book to read and learn about your dog
My seven year old son loves this book and has taught me, as the mother, quite a few things for training and playing with our new puppy. A wonderful and playful, yet sensile approach for children.

GOOD, FUN BOOK
Great Book. Maybe not the best if you want basic training skills, but wonderful to teach your dog tricks. Not just for kids, but for anyone who wants to have fun with their dog!!! I highly recomend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Animals - Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Dog sports    6. Dogs    7. Games for dogs    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Pets    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Dogs   

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My son LOVES this book!
My son, almost 3 now, has been helping us read this book to him for most of the past year now.He loves to count the vehicles and pick out the details-like the dog blowing bubbles.It has been his favorite book since the day we got it.I recommend this book to anyone with a little boy who likes his trucks.

Truck lovers everywhere rejoice!
Why I hesitated on buying this book for my 20 month old is beyond me.The vibrant colors used on each and every page are worth the purchase alone.I didn't realize that the book would also teach counting from 1 to 5 since it takes several different vehicles to get the truck unstuck.It is sure to nuture the love of reading in your child and you won't mind reading it over and over either.

Awesome Read!!
I got this book because we have Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!It has become one of my son's favorite.It is a fun book to read and my 3 year old son already had parts memorized by the first reading.You can help but enjoy reading this book aloud.It is a fun book for all ages. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Preschool    4. Dogs    5. Dump trucks    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Preschool Picture Story Books    10. Transportation - General    11. Trucks    12. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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As Much Fun Now As When I was a Kid
I grew up with this book and never knew of the others in the series.Seeing as my daughter loves dogs I had to buy this when I saw it in this new edition. harry and the lady next door
I like Harry and the lady Next Door because Harry doesnt like her sining. I also like this book because Harry brings all these animals. home and the ladysings louder than them. These are reasons why you should read these books.

Harry the Wonder Dog!
Harry goes to desperate lengths to silence the lady next door - her singing is too high and loud.He howls, bits piano legs, steals music, chases cows and bands, but finally succeeds, to everyones' relief. Eventhe lady next door is happy.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Dogs    5. Fiction    6. Humorous Stories    7. Juvenile Easy Readers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Performing Arts - Music    10. Singing    11. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner   

Editorial Review

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Good Sequel, Some Reservations
Shiloh Season is the second book in the Shiloh Trilogy. In this ongoing saga, 11-year-old Marty must face some of the consequences of past decisions, particularly the secret of how he managed to "buy" his beagle Shiloh from Judd Travers, his previous owner. Just when we thought Marty's fears about Shiloh's well-being were over, Judd begins to drink heavily and is displaying erratic behavior which causes Marty to once again fear for Shiloh's safety, as well as his own. Marty faces some difficult decisions again, as well as showing maturity as he wrestles with needing to protect Shiloh and wanting to find out if it's possible to teach kindness to someone who has never known it.
Shiloh Season
This book is a good one.I liked it a lot.It was very doown to earth. It is kind of like a real storie but it is not.I really liked Shiloh the dog.
A GREAT BOOK
I like this book because it is like a life of someone else its about a boy who is trying save his dog from Judd Travers who is tring to take Shiloh away he accuses Martys dad of getting his dogs taken away so he wouldnt get to go hunting so Judd wants to take Shiloh hunting with him but Marty wont let him but Judd starts get him then Martys dad jumps up and says you cant take him. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Action & Adventure - General    3. Animals - Dogs    4. Animals - Pets    5. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. Dogs    9. Fiction    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Kindness    12. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    13. Social Situations - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    14. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance   

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A humorous book.
Are you bored of mystery books?Well, get Henry and Beezus.It's the most funny book ever.It's about Henry wanting a bike and earning it.Henry finds lots of bubble gum packages and sells them.But a lot of kids at school are tired of them.Then Scooter goes to camp while Henry is taking his route to deliver Journals on the neighbors' front door step.Then Henry is dared to eat Woofy Dog Food.After that Henry has won beauty tickets, so Henry sold his beauty tickets and got his bike.--Andrea Arauza, Aimee Lopez, Shelly Newman and Diana Ruiz in Ms. Marik's 6th grade class

The Best Book I Have Ever Read!
On a scale of one to ten Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary is a twenty. That is why I am going to try to persuade you to read this wonderful book. The first reason you should read this book is because once you pick it up you just cannot put it down. It has so many funny things that happen to Henry, Beezus, and Ramona that you cannot wait to read what happens next. Now I am going to tell you a little about this book. It is about a boy, Henry, who wants a new bicycle. His parents cannot afford to buy him one so he decides to find a way to get the money himself. If you want to know how he gets the money you will have to read the book. But don't think that reading a book about a boy that gets money to get a bike is boring. In this book Beverly Cleary makes it so much more interesting. So if you want a book that you can read that will bring the kid side out of you again, read Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary.

Interesting Book
In this Henry Huggin's book, Henry is trying to get a bike. So, he tries to save his money up to buy one. Also, Ribsy gets into lots of trouble. Some of the parts are very funny. I would reccommend the book to anyone 8 and up. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bicycles and bicycling    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Fiction    5. Humorous Stories    6. Social Issues - Friendship    7. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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My daughter loves Biscuit.
She borrowed the book from the school librarry and we somehow lost it.The librarian insisted I replace it - hence the order.
My first book review
The book Biscuit Wants to Play is about a puppy named Biscuit and two kittens.Biscuit wants to play with them, but they won't play with him.The kittens always want to play with something else.They run around and get stuck on a tree. Biscuit barks and barks until the girls come out and rescue the kittens from the tree
A GoodBook
This story is called Biscuit Wants to Play.This is a story about a puppy and two kittens. Biscuit wants to play with the kittens but they want to play with something else. When the kittens are stuck in the tree Biscuit helps them by barking a lot. Finally the girls come out to save the kittens.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Cats    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Preschool    6. Dogs    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Easy Readers    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Play    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner   

Reviews (7)

Learning Lane with Super Dog
What a stellar book for a young person. It touches on the innate desire that lives in all of us on being a hero. It is colorful and full of fun. The side bar notes are great for older children too.

Dreams can come true!
"But WANTING and BEING are two different things. Dex lived on dreams until one day, after crawling out from under Cleevis yet again, he decided there had to be more to life than gazing at the underside of a cat. There had to be more to him. If he could be a hero, he would!"
Superdog Rocks!!!
I absolutely love this book!!!I first saw this book in a bookstore, and I had to buy it!I am a substitute teacher and I take this book with me to every classroom.The kids absolutely love it!!It is a very funny book that has a great message.....Never give up on your dreams!I would recommend this book to anyone who has kids, works with kids, or just enjoys a funny book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Buehner, Mark    4. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Dogs    8. Fiction    9. Heroes    10. Heroes and heroines    11. Humorous Stories    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Size    14. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    15. Social Situations - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    16. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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Snow Day Afternoon
This book features kid-friendly (bright and not too cluttered) illustrations and softly humorous text. Each of the 40 pages (divided into three short chapters) has pictures and just a few sentences, making this a great beginning reader's book or a fun story for adults to read out loud.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Contests    5. Fathers and sons    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Easy Readers    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Readers - Beginner    11. Snowmen    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Dogs   

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My son loves it!
My son, who is hard of hearing and is learning to speak, loves to read this book with me.It has taught him to differentiate prepositions like "inside" and "under".I often will read a page (i.e. Is Spot in the closet?) and he will respond by saying "No, the snake is in the closet."Wonderful for any child learning to speak.

My Favorite Spot Book
"Where's Spot" has great, brightly-colored and simple pictures. You can help really young children learn animal sounds, name animals and label items, learn colors, all while help Spot's mommy to find spot.

My son's absolute favourite!
This book was suggested to me by a sales assistant in a bookstore and was she ever right!
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Animals - Frogs & Toads    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Preschool    5. Concepts - General    6. Interactive Adventure    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Preschool Picture Story Books    9. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / General   

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Decent story.
"Now where in the world is that poky little puppy?" is the prevailing question. The persistence of this puppy can lead to two understandings of this book. One being if you break the rules, you get what you want most of the time. Two being, being pokey won't get you anywhere. The good puppies proved to their mom that they knew what was wrong and corrected it to get treats. Positive reinforcement. As a child I enjoyed this book, now that I'm grown I would rather read something else.
Just one of my favorites from childhood.
I got married a couple of years ago, and my husband and I were talking about childhood books.This was always one of my favorites, however, he had never heard of it.So right away, I bought this and "The Shy Little Kitten."No collection is complete without a couple of Golden Books.

Find Better Reads for both children and adults
I am a booklover, but not this story.Although my daughter did enjoy this story, I must say I cringed every time she asked me to read it to her.With all the terrific books out there, although kids do seem to enjoy this, albeit before quickly growing out of it, there are far better books out there for kids. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Preschool    5. Classics    6. Dogs    7. Fiction    8. Infancy    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Juvenile Fiction / Classics   

Subjects:  1. Animal Ecology    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Animals - Farm Animals    4. Animals - General    5. Biography & Autobiography - General    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Nature - General    10. Religion - Inspirational   

Editorial Review

You would not believe the things this dog Pete puts in his stomach. Anaccordion, for starters. Then an eggbeater, a glue stick, Mrs. Parsley's pinkpocketbook, and cousin Rocky's underpants. ("Uggh!") Pete's faithful mistress,Poppy Wise, is at her wit's end. And yet, she can't help loving that dog.("Quite a lot.") So, from A to Z (in a loose, meandering way), Poppy inventoriesher insatiable pooch's intake, with loads of parenthetical asides, wittycommentary, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Maira Kalman, zany andtalented source of Read more

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One of my son's favorite books
Great book. I have read to my 3 year old son a hundred times, he loves it and it has letters from A-Z. Not your normal book for pre-schoolers because it's interesting for adults too. I am giving it for XMas gifts to nephews.

What Pete Ate from A to Z
What Pete ate from A to Z was about little dog that liked to eat many things he shouldn't. Each time they tell you about a new thing he ate it starts with the next letter of the alphabet. Sometimes when they told you the thing he ate they would also tell you a little about what he was eating. Finally at the end of the book you find out the one thing Pete won't eat, but I'll let you find that out for yourselves. This book teaches kids about the Alphabet and also what things might be edible and what things are not edible, Morocco, the continent of Africa, what you do with money, and not to take other peoples things without asking them first. I recommend this book because it not only teaches you about the alphabet but about also about things that start with those letters. This book would be good for kids around the age of 3-5 yeas old.

AS GOOD AS ALL HER OTHERS - WHICH IS GREAT!
Maira Kalman does it again.She has written a book that I (as a godmother) love to read over and over to my god-daughter who loves to hear it again and again. Everytime we read it, we find something new to say about it and talk about.This writer is so original and charming and even, sophisticated.Her style is very conversational and really creative.She is a perfect companion to see the world with... New York's Grand Central Station, India, Paris and even Hollywood(from her Max series).The children that I read this book to respond to her curious and playful nature. She doesn't pander to kids but challenges them and invites them into her original and artistic world. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Concepts - Alphabet    7. Concepts - Words    8. Cooking/Food    9. Dogs    10. Fiction    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Preschool Concepts    13. Preschool Picture Story Books    14. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Alphabet   

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Marcus' review on Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
I liked thisbook because it's about camping and I like camping.The fish had a great picture.Henry's mother was setting up the camp and the really funny part was when Mudge unpacked a ham sandwich and it looked like a bunch of leaves.His dad brought his guitar and a smile on his face because he was happy to be camping.It was funny when Henry and Mudge thought that there were bears so they were hugging each other.I thought it was a good book because in the end Mudge does something really funny but you have to read the book to find out what it is.

Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
We have every one of the Henry and Mudge books and have been reading them to our daughter since she was two. She is four now and she still loves them.We would reccommend these books for both boys and girls.There is aHenry and Mudge book for every occassion.Henry and Mudge and the StarryNight is perfect to prepare for a camping trip.The feeling of a campoutcomes through loud and clear and the story is delightful.

Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
In their 17th adventure together Henry & Mudge go camping with Henry's parent. Out at Big Bear Lake they take A Good Smelly Hike & have some sweet Green Dreams. While Henry's mother organizes the trip because she's been a Camp Fire Girl & Henry's dad brings along his guitar & awilling back, Henry and Mudge imagine what they'll see on their campingtrip. Ah, here comes summer - let's go camping together! Great earlyreader. () ... Read more

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GRIZZ is GREAT!
What a clever, fun, and unexpected gem of a story.You could not ask for a better blend of humor and storyline to keep a child riveted and laughing all at the same time.I am so happy we got this one and hope John Frank will write some more!The illustrations are marvelous and augment the story beautifully.

SUPER Funny!Highly recommend for Boy OR Girl!!
I bought this book because of the reviews given here on Amazon... I am SO GLAD I DID!What a treasure!(You must read this in your best Southern Texas Drawl.)You will be in stiches.I'm recommending this book to everyone I know and will be giving it for all the birthdays this year.

A Gem
Dense with rich narrative language, crackling dialogue, stunning art and sidesplitting humor, this enormously entertaining western stands apart from the rest of the herd.The text is longer than that of most picture books, but it's all muscle and no fat; there's nary a wasted word.Many of the students in my undergraduate children's-literature course are headed for a career in elementary education, and all of them ought to include this title in their future classroom libraries. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Cowboys    5. Dogs    6. Fiction    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile Westerns    10. Poodles    11. Westerns    12. Juvenile Fiction / Westerns   

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A Journey Into The Wild
While reading this novel, I felt as though I was on a journey. The sensory detail and connections that I could make with Buck made his jouney seem more and more real to me. Watching Buck transform from a domesticated house dog, to a wild, one with nature, almost wolf-like animal was both amazing and heart-wrenching. It was amazing to see how the wild changed Buck so much, but it was sad to see how the major struggles and difficulties he faced sort of forced him to change. Buck had great determination and spirit that was clearly shown through his actions and reactions to his surroundings.
At times gut-wrenching and heartbreaking...
Jack London needs to be given his proper due. He is a tremendously talented writer and his understanding of life matches his tremendous knowledge of the snow-enshrouded world of the upper latitudes. Although The Call of the Wild is a short novel and on the surface a dog's story, it contains as much truth and reality of man's own struggles as that which can be sifted from the life's work of many other respected authors.
Good for all ages
I read it when one of my kids had to read it. A great story and brings up a lot of American history for teaching and learning (about the Gold Rush). ... Read more

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simple but to the point
This book is geared for ages 2-6 but my 19-month-old toddler loves the story.Biscuit's owner, a little girl, teaches Biscuit what the Thanksgiving holiday is all about.Biscuit puts the ideas he learns into action by interacting throughout the story with the little girl, Daisy (the cat), and Grandpa and Grandma who come over for Thanksgiving dinner.What I find wonderful about the Biscuit holiday books are the flaps that open to reveal what Biscuit is doing.The concepts of sharing and doing good deeds for others is the theme. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Dogs    5. Fiction    6. Holidays & Celebrations - Thanksgiving    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Specimens    9. Thanksgiving Day    10. Toy and movable books    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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Good book
My daughter is in first grade and is a beginner reader and she loves Bisquit books.They are on her level and the pictures of Bisquit are so adorable, she loves to read about his adventures and Bisquit is trying to be a big dog when he is a little puppy and she relates to this because she wants to be like her big brother.I would recommend this book for ages 4 to 7.

Another great book.Woof!Woof!
Biscuit's friend Sam is back.We met sam back in Happy Chanukah, Biscuit, but did not learn much about him.But now Sam, one of his kid owners (the girl with curly hair), and The-Girl-In-Purple-Sneakers are all playing together.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Dogs    5. Fiction    6. Friendship    7. Juvenile Easy Readers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Preschool Picture Story Books    10. Readers - Beginner    11. Size    12. Social Issues - Friendship    13. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner