Roy Digs Dirt
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Publisher Description
Woof! Meet Roy, an adorable white dog who is wild about digging, digging, digging in the dirt!David Shannon's picture books are loved for their endearing characters and laugh-aloud humor, and Roy's charming naughtiness will remind readers of what they love about Shannon's No, David!, a bestselling Caldecott Honor Book about a boy with a nose for trouble.Although it's a smelly task for those who have to constantly bathe him, Roy's happiness centers on his very favorite thing-dirt-and from sunrise to sunset, he burrows in it, rolls in it, and digs up buried treasures. There's terror in every terrier, and when Roy runs into the house after being sprayed by a skunk, he faces the dreaded bathtub. Readers will see themselves in Roy's childlike delight each time he makes the biggest mess ever.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
There's a classic Onion headline, "Dog Experiences Best Day of His Life for 400th Consecutive Day." One such dog is certainly Roy, a sturdy, uninhibited white pooch with black patches, pointy ears, and a gleam in his tiny eyes. Roy's raison d' tre is dirt: "Roy digs dirt.... Roy eats dirt, sniffs dirt, watches dirt, and listens to dirt," writes Shannon (Mr. Nogginbody Gets a Hammer). The filthy hound dominates every page, wallowing in mud ("dirt gravy"), creeping through a deliciously loamy "jungle" (the garden), and defending his turf ("GET AWAY FROM MY DIRT!"). The book doesn't hinge on any big plot point or obstacle the biggest drama is the bath Roy has to have after encountering a skunk (baths, after all, "are the opposite of dirt"). But what this book offers is a real gift: the chance to spend time with an outsize personality whose happiness is pure, all encompassing, and seemingly without end so long as the dirt holds out. Ages 3 5.
