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Hot Dog
Author: Doug Salati “A picture can convey a 1000 words”. Doug Salati’s hot dog is a perfect example for that famous idiom. He captures the dog’s frustration, desperation, elation and every other emotion with his wonderful pictures. My daughter loves the beach and carries a stuffed animal which is a sea lion. Both the beach…
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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Author: Mac Barnett Illustrator: Jon Klassen This book is one of my daughter’s favorite books. There are many times she has gone back and asked Sam and Dave to dig their hole in the right direction. Jon Klassen is a hero. He transforms a simple book with this wonderful and uncomplicated illustrations. I couldnt help…
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Felippe and Claudette
Author: Mark Teague Opposites attract is the theme of many romantic comedies and Teague applies this time to an unlikely friendship between a cat and a dog whoa re waiting to be adopted at their local shelter. Felipe is the snooty, proper cat and Claudette is the dirty, rambunctious dog. They dont get adopted even…
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Every Dog in the Neighborhood
Author: Philip C Stead Illustrator: Matthew Cordell When we got books from the library the last time, we did not get to this book for a while as I prioritized read the books with the medals and honors. Oh! How wrong I was. This book turned out to be one of the most enjoyable. A…
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Help Me Mr. Mutt
This is a really funny book. The therapy suggestions offered by Mr. Mutt to troubled dogs brought out waves of laughter from the five year old. I dont think she quite grasped the format. of the book but she loved the silliness and the graphics of the book. [Update: We had borrowed this book from…
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I want 100 Dogs
My daughter loved this book. The desire to have something lofty and through continuous discussions (illustrated realistically, playfully) the parents manage to bring down expectations to a level where both sides feel they won the day. But in the day, there is always only one winner. My daughter who is beginning to read and count…