The Bedtime Book for Dogs
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Come. Sit. Stay. I want to tell you a story. I think you'll like it. It's about a TREAT and a good dog, a very good dog who wanted to go play. But his friend was busy....
The Bedtime Book For Kids is a charming story about a dog who decides that he'd rather walk to the park by himself than wait for his human companion-and discovers that all of his usual activities aren't as much fun without a good friend to share them with. This is an adorably packaged book with illustrations by Paul Heath that makes a perfect gift for dog lovers of all ages, with words dogs will understand and kids will want to read again and again.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In lifestyle expert Littlefield's picture book debut, a brown-and-white dog addresses readers (human and canine) directly, narrating a story about a solo outing he takes one day because his owner, aka "friend," is busy. The dog is responsible ("He fetched his leash. ") and conscientious ("He stopped at the corner, looked both ways... then crossed the street"), but because he has no friend with him, he finds the park lonely: "The good dog found a stick. But there was no friend to throw it." With its thick outlines, bright colors, beady canine eyes, and endearing dog's-eye viewpoint, debut illustrator Heath's artwork recalls Mark Newgarden and Megan Montague Cash's Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug (2007) and its companion books; blocky, upper-case text gives the pages a feeling that's half comic book, half primer. Words and commands familiar to dogs (lie down, treat, squirrel, good dog) lace the text and provide potential opportunities for interactivity with pets; kids are more likely to be attracted to the art and the novelty of the dog's narration than to the very basic story he tells. All ages.
