Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog Ages 5-10

PREVIEW

Three hilarious stories in easy-reader format about things dogs understand best -- burglars, bones, and running free -- with lively pictures of dogs doing exciting things. "Humans will find these selections entertaining even without a hound present -- but it's always nice to share." -- Publishers Weekly

Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog

By Sara Swan Miller

Illustrated by True Kelley

Edition: illustrated

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997

ISBN 0395861357, 9780395861356

48 pages

From Publishers Weekly
"When you feel bored, you read a book. But dogs can't read," Miller points out. Lest people have all the fun, she's designed this chapter book with canine sensibilities in mind. Each tale is addressed to "you good dog," enabling readers to speak directly to a pet. "The Burglar" testifies to the fierceness and bravery "you" exhibit after hearing a knock on the door; "The Bone" chronicles the history of a gift from "your friend," including a dream sequence about a splendid "bone tree"); and "The Wild Dog" is an adventure in which "you" frighten a car, chase a squirrel and triumphantly return home for a can of food and a nap. Kelley (I Really Want a Dog) sketches a floppy brown Everydog who wags attentively at the narrator's voice, then enacts each role of eating, sleeping and protecting the house; the illustrator's familiarity with doggy expressions and gestures serves Miller's volume well. Humans will find these selections entertaining even without a hound present-but it's always nice to share. Ages 7, 8, 9, 10.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3 Ages: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Readers can share these short, easy-to-read stories with their dogs in one, two, or three sessions, depending on the animal's attention span. They are about the things canines understand best - barking at a "burglar" on the other side of the door, eating and burying bones, and pretending to be a "wild dog." Canine lovers can't help but laugh out loud at these stories, made even funnier by the watercolor-and-ink cartoon illustrations. Fans of Cynthia Rylant's "Henry and Mudge" series (Bradbury) will love this book, so order a couple of copies. Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.