This Is Gus
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
This laugh-out-loud story about Gus the grumpy dog will tickle every dog-lover's funny bone. Gus doesn't like much of anything, not going walkies, not playing fetch, and especially not making new friends. So what will Gus do when a lively little puppy appears on the scene? Is grumpy Gus really a big old softie – maybe, or maybe not...
Giggle away those grumps with This is Gus, a hilarious picture book written and illustrated by bestselling Chris Chatterton, about bad moods, friendship and learning to compromise. After all . . . we all have Gus days!
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Gus the beagle has a permanent scowl, refuses to fetch, and doesn't want to make friends. Chatterton crafts a running joke of the dog's implacable dourness with a refrainlike text: "He doesn't like cake. He doesn't like balloons. He doesn't like presents." Gus seems even less charmed when a cute beagle puppy who is also revealed to be the narrator emerges from a wrapped gift. The puppy is convinced it has won Gus over, even though that's clearly not the case. Will anything make Gus less grumpy? The story's straightforward revelation that Gus loves sausages and is even capable of sharing one with the puppy is a bit of a letdown after he is established with such an indelible outlook. But the pictures are still great fun: Chatterton distills the images down to a few details, sets his gloomy Gus against bright saturated backgrounds, and assigns him a relatively unchanging expression and profile, regardless of what is going on around him he doesn't even budge when a birthday balloon is tied to his tail. Ages 3 5.
