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What Is Your Dog Doing?

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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
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.

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