Dog Show - Hardcover

Winthrop, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805071113 ISBN 13: 9780805071115

Verlag: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2004

Inhaltsangabe

When Harvey heard about the dog show,
he was very excited. Fred was not.
Harvey planned for months.
Fred hoped it would never come.

This man's best friend knows what's best
for his owner

Harvey entered Fred in every class-short dogs, dogs with spots, droopy-eared dogs, and more. By the end of the show, Harvey was miserable, they didn't even come close to winning in any of the categories, and Fred was so tired his tongue was hanging out. Still, Fred loved Harvey and wanted him to be happy, so he dragged him before the judges for the last event. Fred knew they would win this one . . .

The illustrations have an attitude all their own-both playfully aloof and alive with color-which perfectly complements the droll text to create a book that will have young readers laughing out loud with delight.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Elizabeth Winthrop is the author of more than fifty books for readers of all ages. These include her award-winning picture book, Dumpy La Rue, illustrated by Betsy Lewin and Halloween Hats with pictures by Sue Truesdell. Her most recent middle-grade novel is The Red-Hot Rattoons, a comic animal fantasy set in New York City.

Mark Ulriksen's art regularly graces the cover of magazines like The New Yorker, Time, and Bark. Dog Show is his first children's book. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, their two daughters, and a chocolate Lab nicknamed Bonehead.

Visit Elizabeth Winthrop and Mark Ulriksen at their web sites:
www.elizabethwinthrop.com and www.markulriksen.com

Rezensionen

Kindergarten-Grade 2–A mildly entertaining tale of a basset hound named Fred and his blue-ribbon-obsessed owner, Harvey. Readers are swept away to the Bonesport dog show, which features competitions of every sort, e.g., black dogs, still dogs, active dogs. The man enters his pet in all applicable events–with no success–but pins his hopes on the costume contest, for which they are awarded honorable mention. Dejected and defeated, he is about to leave when Fred drags him to the final competition, "Dogs Who Look Like Their Owners," and they take a blue ribbon at last. The colorful and quirky acrylic illustrations set the pace as they vary from full spreads to small vignettes interspersed between paragraphs. Some odd details–the baseball paintings on Harvey's wall, the wagging "lion's tail" on his costume, etc., may intrigue some readers but baffle others. The story reads well aloud, employing carefully measured rhyme, repetition, and dialogue. But while events move steadily forward, suspense is minimal and the conclusion is less than obvious–Harvey in his lion costume and basset hound, Fred, hardly look alike. Fred Gwynne's Easy to See Why (S & S, 1993) is a more easily grasped treatment of the same notion and has more child appeal.–Carol Ann Wilson, Westfield Memorial Library, NJ
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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0805071113
• ISBN 13: 9780805071115
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Ulriksen Mark
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32
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