Review by Booklist Review
Dog wired / Dog tired. With the simplest rhymes and bright, digitally rendered cartoon-style illustrations of different breeds in action, this playful celebration of dogs features scenarios that young children will recognize. Some take place right at home, such as the spread featuring . dog in a chas. on one page, after spreading foaming suds from the bathroom; while on the opposite page, the tex. Dog in disgrac. appears above a downcast cocker spaniel who has been scolded for digging up plants in the garden. Then there are dogs in the wider world, including one tha. knows the way to guide. A farm page features . brilliant dog that loves to herd, while on the other side of the spread, a canine celebrity appears before flashing cameras. Famous dog that gets chauffeured. The snuggly, mischievous child-pet bonds and humorous situations and wordplay will be easy draws, and kids and adults alike will look for more from Habbley, who makes her picture-book debut here.--Rochman, Haze. Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Newcomer Habbley brings 1960s cartoon-style spreads bursting with color and action to Singer's (Mirror, Mirror) direct, telegraphic lines: "Dog sharing/ Dog daring/ Dog in a chase/ Dog in disgrace./Brilliant dog that loves to herd,/ Famous dog that gets chauffeured." "Dog sharing" shows a hound with a goofy expression pushing his stuffed toy toward a demure poodle with beribboned ears-a spread in which the blue of the toy, the umber of the hound's fur, and the white of the poodle vibrate against a field of solid red. For "Dog daring," a small, white terrier rides in the sidecar of a motorcycle, zooming straight toward viewers. "Dog in a chase" is a bathtub escapee, and the "Dog in disgrace" is a doleful basset hound who holds a tulip in his mouth and wears a "Who, me?" expression, the whole given warmth and energy by the bright orange background. The combination of matte pages and intense colors creates a silk-screen-like effect, and the crisp edges of the shapes please, too. A companion volume about cats would be just the thing. Ages 3-7. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-This imaginative rhyming story shows myriad behaviors that a dog might engage in. Some are simply two-word phrases such as "dog dreaming,/dog scheming,/. dog sharing,/dog daring," while others are longer lines, such as "Dog that works the circus tent/Dog that's with the president." Each phrase has its own page with an apt illustration depicting the action. Habbley portrays a wide array of breeds in a plethora of locations from kitchen to sidecar to red carpet to vet's office and everywhere in between. The last illustration is of a child reading a book to his dog while the text asks, "Tell me, what is your dog doing?" This fun look at canine activities will be a hit with dog people, cat people, and all people at storytime or anytime.-Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Singer's spare rhyming text describes pups engaged in a variety of canine pursuits with and without human companions: "Dog inspecting / Dog protecting / Dog that knows the way to guide / Dog that knows just where to hide." Habbley's bright, color-saturated digital illustrations with a retro look provide an engaging visual backdrop while ably extending the text. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Snappy illustrations and a short, rhyming text depict a collection of canines in humorous activities from dreaming and scheming to shedding and sledding in this fetching story suitable as a read-aloud for young children or for newly independent readers.The patterned text uses just a few words per page to describe each dog's behavior or condition, with the appealing pups alternating between playful or mischievous activities and useful ones. Several specific canine breeds are shown engaging in their own specialty: a German shepherd as a police dog and a border collie herding sheep, for example. A few of the canine behaviors will need explanation by an adult, such as "dog wired" for an overactive pup or "dog in disgrace" for a dog who has tracked mud into the house. The collie in the "famous dog that gets chauffeured" illustration will be recognizable to those who grew up with black-and-white TV, but probably not to today's children. Each of these illustrations provides an opportunity for discussion, however, introducing rich vocabulary into a super-short text. Computer-generated art from first-time illustrator Habbley uses a contemporary palette and crisp graphics to provide jazzy images of the adorable dogs. From a tiny Chihuahua "snug in a purse" to a huge St. Bernard, each dog has an engaging face and expression.Amiable and entertaining, just like a well-behaved canine companion. (Picture book. 3-7)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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