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I Am the Dog

by Daniel Pinkwater
32p. 978-0-06055-505-4.
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K-Gr 3 For 24 hours, a boy and his dog trade places. Young Jacob eats kibble out of a bowl on the floor, chases squirrels in the park, and eats Max's homework, while Max goes to Jacob's school, plays video games, and eats spaghetti and meatballs. Jacob's parents, teachers, and classmates seem to take this role reversal in stride. When Jacob and Max switch back, they both agree that "being a dog is better." While not Pinkwater's best work, his signature goofy humor plays well here and will please his many fans. Davis's mostly full-spread watercolor cartoons match the comic sensibility and pacing of the text nicely. Children will delight in this vision of life turned upside down and may contemplate swaps with their own family pets.-"Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
After switching identities with his dog, Max, Jacob runs around the yard, plays fetch at the park, and eats kibble while Max goes to school, plays video games, and dines on spaghetti and meatballs. At the end of the day they switch back, but Jacob concludes that being a dog is better. Comical caricature illustrations heighten the humor in this silly story.

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