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If You Give A Dog A Donut (2011)

by Laura Joffe Numeroff(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

006026683X (ISBN13: 9780060266837)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Balzer + Bray

review 1: This cute, sequential tale tells how a simple request for apple juice can lead to an adventure. In typical Numeroff style, an easily distracted dog takes the boy through a sea of seemingly unconnected activities. From playing baseball to treasure hunting, the exuberant dog jumps from one activity to the next, until finally ending back where he started, with a donut. The cute, cartoonish illustrations bring to life the fun and chaos of the dog's day. The craziness of the situation is seen more in the illustrations, especially when seeing how absurd the dog behaves or how hard it is for the little boy to keep up with his beloved pet. The movement of the pictures is very much diagonal, alluding to the boundless energy of the dog. There is not a lot of detail in the back... moregrounds, often filled with blotchy white space, but that doesn't detract from the allure of the illustrations. The text never appears on the same place one each page, mirroring the disarray of what the dog does.
review 2: i could see many similarities in this book to if you give a mouse a cookie, not just because it is by the same author but because it allows child to articulate and perhaps predict what will happen next. I can see a lot of things that the character does that some little kids may do, so i think children can really relate to this book, in a sense that they have a shirt attention span and are very active. less

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