Editorial Review

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and children's picture book author Berkeley Breathed crafts a remarkable, hilarious, and yes, even poignant celebration of "flawed dogs": "The bent and plain,/ The unbalanced bod,/ The imperfect people/ And differently pawed." At the core of this "2004 Catalogue of the Piddleton Dog Pound's Very Available Leftovers" is Heidy Strudelberg, "Garbo, Joan of Arc, and Mother Teresa of the nation's unwanted dogs: a reclusive warrior-saint of poundpups." Breathed reveals how Heidy was ousted from the high-falutin’ vanity dog breeding world when she awarded a muddy three-legged street mutt the Westminster Best in Show ribbon. Now, it seems, Heidy has retreated to the Vermont mountains to run the Last Chance Dog Pound, where defective dogs go for one more attempt at getting adopted. The bulk of Read more

Reviews (20)

Scary and disturbing
I found this book scarily disturbing and I wouldn't permit my childen to see it.

For mature kids? Maybe
Flawed Dogs is truly a work of art. Great illustrations. This is the 2004 catalogue of the PIDDLETON DOG POUND's very available leftovers who just *may* have some minor blemishes. We have everything from the dog who's all tongue to the hairball that calls itself a dog. There's a tatooed dog and a teeny dog, an old fart of a dog and a three footed dog. Almost guarenteed to give you at least one (if not more) good laugh!
Not for a gift, not bedtime reading, not for anyone!
Not funny. Crude humor.I would never recommend this book to anyone.There are too many really good books out there.This was a waste of time and money! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Juvenile Nonfiction    2. Humor - Cartoons & Comics    3. Animals - Dogs    4. Children's 9-12 - Humor / Jokes   

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another Henry and Mudge
Another Henry and Mudge... we love the series (have everything offered in paperback), but this one wasn't quite up "Henry and Mudge and the Green Time" or "Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat".My son, nevertheless, wants to make me a funny lunch next Mother's Day.If you love the series, get it.If you are new to Henry and Mudge, start with some of the first books in the series.

Kids determined to put together the best Mother's Day lunch
With this Level 2 focus on independent reading skills, kids will more readily move from beginning reader to enjoying more complex tales with paragraphs and short chapters. What better place to start than with Henry and Mudge & The Funny Lunch, Cynthia Rylant's zany story of kids determined to put together the best Mother's Day lunch ever ? against all odds?color drawings add to the appeal. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Dogs    5. Fathers and sons    6. Fiction    7. Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious    8. Humorous Stories    9. Juvenile Easy Readers    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Mother's Day    12. Readers - Beginner    13. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

Editorial Review

If you think living, breathing puppies are cute, wait until you see thisfabulous book of photographs of fruit-and-vegetable dogs. Yes, Saxton Freymannand Joost Elffers (Read more

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Fun and creative
Like other books by this author the pictures are imaginative and interesting. This is a great gift for any age, so long as the giftee has a sense of humor.

great for the beginning reader...or the dog lover
Silly pictures that provide cues for text ("hot dog", with a picture of a chili pepper dog and a fire).Great for the a 3-5 year old who can memorize and connect pictoral clues, and will boost their confidence/interest in reading.Or for the dog lover or garde manger chef who just needs a laugh :)

Creative and easy to follow
Some art works look better on book than in real.But the models in this book are for ordinary people.The experience and the results are both pleasing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Dogs in art    7. Fruit carving    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Photography    11. Vegetable carving    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Photography   

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John's review

A great first reader
My mother, a teacher, gave us some Bisquit books for our 4 year old son.He loved them so much, he has learned to read them in just a couple weeks.
fine beginning reader
Large type, simple words and colorful pictures characterize this beginning reader with a retro sensibility as it relates the small adventures of a puppy named Biscuit who follows his girl to school.Little readers will love it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Dogs    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Easy Readers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Preschool Reading Skills    10. Readers - Beginner    11. School & Education    12. School stories    13. Schools    14. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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Love This Book
The illustrations in this book are hilarious, The text is perfect for children that are just starting to read.Simple one syllable words with two to three words per page. But the best part of this book is the illustrations, I just love them. The dog spends the entire book hot and trying to cool off. Every attempt he makes fails until the very end. You find your yourself rooting for the dog. This is one of my son't favorite books, he wants to read it every night.

Fun Story
I am a Pre-Kindergarten teacher and I introduced this story to my class on the first day of school after we get in from the playground.They love it and relate to the hot little dog in the story.
"Hot Dog" Rates #1 in my Classroom!
I have begun to use these Road to Reading books in my resource classroom and the students love them. They especially loved Hot Dog. Many of the words are on the state mandated word lists for K-2. The pictures are terrific and the story is interesting and funny to the kids. I thought it was great too-in fact we all fell in love with the little "Hot Dog". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Dogs    5. Farm life    6. Fiction    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Lifestyles - City & Town Life    10. Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Stories in rhyme    13. Summer    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / General   

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We love Mudge!
These funny, easy to read chapter books are a favorite in our house. Henry and his drooling dog, Mudge are the best of friends and love one another tremendously. In this story, Henry and Mudge learn to love a bedraggled catthat looks like "mushed prunes". The illustrations add to thehumor of the story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Cats    4. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Dogs    8. Fiction    9. Humorous Stories    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets   

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Even babies love Biscuit
My granddaughter was only about ten months old when I got her this book, but she loved it right from the start!She's now fourteen months old, and she always brings this to me to read to her.
Buscuit Story Book
A total delite.The stories are just long enough and adorable for children.They are also illustrated wonderfully and all mygrandchildren love them all.

Perfect little books!
This is a wonderful collection of about 10 "Biscuit" stories.We recently discovered "Biscuit" and my 2 year old daughter (and I!) have become smitten with him!I have been trying to get as many Biscuit books as I can find! "Biscuit" stories are really very short and very simply written, cheerful, sweet, innocent tales of puppy mischief - perfect for bedtime. We read two books every night, and it is always a favorite when it's a "Biscuit" book.The illustrations also really make the book - the colors are soft, and even the paper feels nice.It is nice to have a collection of several stories in one book like this, but I would say that the book is rather heavy and not easy to hold while lying down, so I think we prefer the individual story books. Either way, it's a real gift for a young child to have a Biscuit story read to them.Buy this! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Dogs    3. Animals - Pets    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children's stories, American    6. Children: Preschool    7. Dogs    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Social Issues - Friendship    12. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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Henry and Ribsy
I like this book because something bad would always happen, but Henryand Ribsy would always find a way around it. Although a boy would understand this book more,I liked this book alot. If you understand dogs no matter what they do, you will like this book a lot.

Henry and Ribsy
Henry and Ribsy is a great realistic fiction kids book by Beverly Cleary for boys/girls at ages 10-14.It's about a boy and his dog, Ribsy, that are best friends. The boy, Henry, wants to go fishing with his dad, but to go fishing he has to keep his dog out of trouble for two weeks.Scooter, his friend, said "You won't catch a fish", but Henry thinks he'll land a huge fish.The only thing standing in his way was Ribsy.Find out if he gets to go fishing or not.
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Good book for kids up to the age of four
I read this book at the toy store on Thursday.I wanted to buy it for my four-year-old cousin.He has Spot Goes to the Park, Spot Goes to the Beach, and Spot's Baby Sister.In this book, Spot bakes a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving with Sam's best pumpkin.Toward the end of the book, Grandma and Grandpa come over for Thanksgiving dinner and give Spot a pilgrim hat.I suggest this book to kids up to four years of age.

Doggone Good
The only drawback about adoring the Spot the dog series is that my children continue to hunger for more.Finally Eric Hill has thrown us another bone. Spot's Thanksgiving dishes up bold, playful color and simple text ideal for toddler read-alouds or older children read-alongs.This particular tale stresses sentiments fitting for this holiday: manners (Spot helps his mom in the kitchen with the pumpkin pie), quality time with family (Grandpa and Grandma come for dinner) and patriotism (an American flag waves from the center of the pie). While this book did not have the popular lift-the-flaps found in other Eric Hill books, such as the newly released Spot's Treasure Hunt or in Spot Can Count, my daughters (ages 3.75 and 2 years) still requested it again and again. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Preschool    4. Family - Multigenerational    5. Holidays & Celebrations - General    6. Holidays & Celebrations - Thanksgiving    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / General   

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Clifford
Book is ok - my 21 month old daughter doesnt pick it up as much as her other books.I think its for older kids.

Clifford's Birthday Party
There is a review below that says that the book shows "how they grew up" - that is inaccurate.The book is about one day, Clifford's birthday, and the party his family has for him.
Not my favorite
What I don't like about this book is the story line.Clifford and Emily Elizabeth don't seem to appreciate the gifts that his friends give him for his birthday. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Birthdays    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Dogs    7. Fiction    8. Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious    9. Holidays & Festivals - Other - Non-religious   

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great book
This book is one of Wegmans greatest books, with the use of the 20 x 24 camera he is able to achieve some of the most amazing outdoor photography. A Real Let-Down
As a fan of William Wegman's for years now I always enjoy his works on some level. Unfortunately, this is not one of his best attempts. The photographs are often repetitive andsometimes make it difficult to see the dogs. The pictures really don't work when the wolf is dressed asgrandmother. It is hard to understand how Little Red Riding Hood canexclaim how different the wolf's eyes and ears look when they look exactlylike her grandmother's. I also had some problems with the story,particularly the ending. The changes were disconcerting and I found theepilogue, in particular, a real let down. I think Wegman's version ofCinderella worked much better than this story did. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    5. Fairy tales    6. Folklore    7. Fiction / Folklore    8. Humour    9. Photographs: portraits    10. Picture books   

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Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit
This book was about a big red dog named Clifford whose owners go away during thanksgiving. So he decides to go visit his mom who lives not too far away. While on his way there he encounters some challenges like traffic, a bridge while it is beginning to go up, a train, and a parade. The lesson of this book is that family is important and that you need to be thankful. The age level of this book is about 5-7. I thought this book was good because it will teach kids what thanksgiving is really about.

sweet
i think it is sweet on how the author wrote this book i meanit was really nice on how clifford went to visit his mom!!

My sons' favorite Clifford book
Both my sons are huge Clifford fans, and this is their favorite of all the Clifford books.I think it's because it might be the only one with a train scene---they are even bigger train fans than Clifford fans!This book also has a picture with a thought bubble inside a thought bubble, which starteda good conversation on points of view---how someone can be thinking aboutsomeone thinking about them!More of a philosophical idea than you wouldthink you would get from a Clifford book! ... 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. Size and shape    8. Thanksgiving Day   

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I see light at the end of the tunnel
I am so thankful for this book.I was desperatley searching for help. I ordered 3 books. Two were beautiful paperbacks and then this little paper back. I threw it aside because i didnt like the way it looked (small book and printing was small) After reading the 1st 2 and being very disapointed i finally picked up this one, and i was hooked. For once a book that not only offers suggestions but gives you steps to accomplish them. My son is 7 and adopted (at birth)has ADHD, ODD and some fetal alcohol problems. Nothing seemed to work and i was losing all hope of ever having any peace in our home. The hold down method seemed somewhat extreme but i had no luck with making him stay in time out. I decided to do exactly what the author suggested and i was determined to take it as far as i needed. I had to hold him for a solid 2 1/2 hours the first time. He tryed biting, cursing, spitting and anythng else he could do to get me angry. He was shocked that nothing he could do seemed to upset me. (on the outside anyway)The rest of the day went well. The next morning i was praying that he wouldn't hit anyone again because i was so sore i wasn't certain i could hold him down. Well, he did and i had to hold him again. This time i only had to do so for 1 hour and 10 minutes, the next day 20 minutes and that was 6 weeks ago. I havent had to do it again until yesterday, and that one was an amazing 5 minutes. He has been more loving toward me than i could ever imagine. He wants to be with me and it is enjoyable. The book suggests that you use this with only 1 or 2 of the biggest issues. Ours was hitting anyone he walked by. This is to establish authority in the home. Children with ODD tend to put themslves on the same level as adults.Children need to be secure knowing that they have boundries. I used to let him get away with things because i couldn't find away to keep him from it. I walked on eggshells to keep any confrontation from happening. I am certain now that he wasn't secure and was crying out for me to set boundries for him. My have big hopes for my son. He is the next generation and i cannot allow him to continue down that road of destruction. It may seem extreme to some but ODD is not just being hard to get along with. It's the toughest thing i have ever dealt with. I have 3 married children, have fostered 52 and adopted 3. ODD is real and one of the hardest types to deal with. You are not sterotyping your child but doing something for him that will enable him to get along in the real world. God doesn't let his children get away with things. The Bible says that the Lord disciplines those he loves. It isn't alway plesant but it is always for our best. I ordered another for my sons teacher. Of course there are things she can't do but many others she can and we can work together.

Worth owning
I happened upon this book at the library when I was desperately trying to deal with my 2 yr-old's tantrams, hitting, unsocial behavior. I think it is fabulous. As many others have said here, the authors offer great techniques and the couple of pages of "brain dead phrases" appear to be incredibly useful for now and for the future. I found many of the ideas in here so important that I want to own the book so I can refer to it any time. I also have a feeling those "brain dead" phrases are going to be a life-saver as my daughter grows up. Definitely get this book if you need some great ideas to help refocus your parenting skills, time, effort and want to change your child's anti-social frustrating behavior.

Solid Practical Advice
Our 8YO was recently diagnosed with PDD (a form of autism) and his psychologist recommended this book.I'm usually skeptical about these things, so I was a little hesitant.But I'm happy to say that the advice in this book was very good.I like the idea of parents having the tools to cope with difficult children while not having to resort to physical punishment or yelling.It's all about keeping your cool and being 1-step ahead of your difficult child (who as in our case, and in probably most cases, is highly intelligent and knows exactly how to press buttons).The best thing we could do for our children (especially the difficult ones) is teach them responisibility and consequences for their actions....either that, or they'll learn it the hard way in the "real world".I've already recommended this book to friends and will continue to do so. ... Read more

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Another winner from Tasha Tudor
Nothing pleases me more than to open the pages of "Corgiville Fair" and marvel at Ms Tudor's ability to create a magical, mythical world of corgis, goats, cats, bunnies and boggarts.The story is so dear, the illustrations are truly inspired, and the boggarts are personalities a reader will never forget.This is a treasure for any child's or adult's library; as a child I wanted nothing more than to be able to live 'west of New Hampshire and east of Vermont' in the wonderful, cozy world of Corgiville.

So glad to see it's still in print
This was my all time favorite book when I was a child.I went on line, hoping to at least find a used copy for a friend's baby... and am thrilled to find that it is still in print!It's a great children's story, full of wonderful characters, with great illustrations.Very charming.I loved it as a child, and am glad to get to replace my old copy with a new one for my son.

Tasha Tudor and her beloved corgis
Not merely one of the finest children's book artists, but one of the finest naturalist artists period. This book well showcases her sense of whimsy as well as her eye for detail. Add to that her obvious love for her corgis, and you've got a book that is a can't miss! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

A clever book for a clever dog, Read more

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Dear Mrs. LaRue by,Mac
Dear Mrs. LaRue
Loved this Book - by Dog Reviewer
Mom read this book to me and I loved the pictures, they were so colorful I tried to eat them. I don't blame Ike for taking exception to obedience school - doesn't Mrs. LaRue recognize that she has a wire fox terrier and we wires are inately naughty and disobedient!It's in our genes!Mrs LaRue should have gotten a German Shephard or a Rottweiler if she wanted a good dog!I highly recommend this book to my canine friends.
Sorry...I don't like Dear Mrs. LaRue
It's only my opinion and no one agrees, don't belive me, I'm just a tiny voice, no one shares my opinion, so don't bother me, so if you like it, set your opinion free. Write a review wheather you're big or small or short or tall cuz' if you're small, use the kids review form. Click the "Write a review" link and choose "Use the kid's review form". Anyways, I think Ike, the dog in this book, is a liar. His owner, Mrs. LaRue, sends him to a wonderful obidience school but he wants to go home so what does he do? Send letters to Mrs. LaRue saying it's an awful prison! What? This encoruges lies! Maybe it dosen't encourage lies, but I didn't like Ike. Most children & their parents will love it. The rest of my family (Including Chocolate Dog, Russian Blue Witch, and JaneLovesJesus) love it, they think it's cute (that's why mom got it from the library, it looked cute) but I don't. Don't trust me, I'm a small voice in a sea of voices. Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!" (Except this review.) ... Read more

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Classic right along with Dr Seuss
Big Dog ... Little Dog was probably the first book I read on my own. 20 years ago my uncle read all of P D Eastman's stories to me and now I get to read these same stories to his children. The illustrations are beautiful and the stories just as wonderful. No child should grow up without hearing these stories just once.
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The Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
Hank the cowdog is about a dog named Hank and he lives in a farm.Everything is going right fo Hank because he is the leader of the dogs and nobody ever dared to talk back to him until one day another dog named Rufus came to take over.Then Rufus starts making fun of Hank for having crossed eyes (he got crossed eyes because he tried to see the part where his nose had no skin on it).One time Rufus was acting like Hank (imitating Hank)and Hank ran away.Hank confronted (met) snakes and big birds which he had trouble with.Hank had to deal with Rufus.Do you think he (Hank) might get away with still being the leader?,well if you keep on reading the ending you will know.

A great series for developing readers
My ten year old son is a rapidly developing avid reader who has fallen absolutely in love with this excellent series. Erickson creates rapid narratives filled with honest (and yes, corny) humor and pleasently comic action and an occasional moral or two. Enchanting!
This is my all time favorite Hank the Cowdog book!I love Madam Moonshine and Wallace and Junior.It's witty and humorous throughout the book.I'm impatiently waiting for #34 to come out.I recomend any of these books tochildren and adult alike. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Dogs    5. Fiction    6. Humorous Stories    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life    9. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    10. Mystery and detective stories    11. West (U.S.)    12. Animal stories    13. Crime & mystery    14. Humour & jokes    15. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs   

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all the better to smell you with!
Rebeccasreads highly recommends WHY DO DOGS HAVE WET NOSES? as a lovely, entertaining guide written for children to better understand their devoted companions.
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Don't eat the dog biscuits. They are for measuring.
Lisa has a homework assignment. She needs to measure something. Why not Penny? She uses standard units of measurement, such as inches and centimeters, along with non-standard units of measurement, such as dog biscuits and herself, to measure her dog Penny, and other dogs too. She conducts weight comparisons of dogs with the use of a teeter-totter, and then she takes Penny home to conduct volume measurements with food and water. The illustrations are done in a simple and direct way to help children understand the concept of units of measurement. This is an outstanding book.

U of A South Elem. Education Student
I loved this book.The book was so fun.Kids love this book because it has to do with dogs.It was very easy to read and to understand all of the measurements.Kids get into the book and want to go measure their own dog or cat at home.I enjoyed this book a lot and would recommend it to anyone who has to teach measuring to their kids or their class.

Perfect for teaching measuring!
I used this book with my kindergarteners and they adored it!They already knew Penny from the book about maps so they were excited to listen to a Penny book in math.We used it as our starting point to get an overview on measurement and then went back to specific sections of the book to learn about each type of measurement.When Lisa used herself as a measuring tool, the students used their bodies as measuring tools.When Lisa used dog biscuits to measure Penny, we measured things in the room with dog biscuits.There are so many ways to do the things that Lisa does in the classroom and bring this book, and measuring, alive! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Mathematics - Systems of Measurement    7. Measurement    8. Mensuration    9. Readers - Beginner   

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We love Hairy Maclary!
These books are all wonderful.We bought the entire series a number of years ago when we were living in London and have read one or more Hairy books every night for years.The vocabulary is wonderful, much more varied than you normally find with other books for young children, and the illustrations are terrific.I can't recommend this entire series highly enough.

Great fun for 2-yr-old (and her mommy!)
We've been reading the Harry Maclary books since my daughter was about nine months old, and they continue to be favorites at bedtime.This one (which I guess was the first one) has the usual list of characters, and we have the greatest time giving each his own voice and personality each time we read it.It's fun for me to try to make it different, and my daughter has great fun with it too.The book takes several characters who are chasing Harry Maclary home "with their eyes on the bone", and they gradually fall out of the chase for various reasons.Very cute!Highly recommended.

Fun illustrations, good repeating and rhymes, great early reading
These are great fun books, sly and funny which kids and adults can both enjoy. Lynley Dodds writes and illustrates this series of books, which I think began with this one and so you can find the same characters in other books too. The rhymes are great, and they are repeated so littlies quickly get the idea of what is coming next.
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