101 Dalmatians: A Read-Aloud Storybook

This book is about two dogs, that get there puppies stolen. They are dalmatians with black dots on white fur. Cruella De Vil wanted to make coats out of them, so sent two guys to steal them, and they did that. They got taken to a house of a whole bunch of other dalmatians. The dogs howled and spread the news, and a dog named Colonel was right on the job and rescued the puppies. The two dogs ended up with 101 Dalmatians.

The book I read aloud to my 7 year old daughter is the 1956, 1957 Copyright with a yellow hardback cover with drawings of dogs on it. The illustrators are Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone.This book is fun and exciting and is more enjoyable than the Disney cartoon version. You will be surprised by the Dalmation Perdita in this book. She is not what you expect. Also, you will not find out where the "101th Dalmation" comes from until the last two chapters unless you are very, very perceptive. I kept coming up with 100 total Dalmations until the very end.This book is a must read for everyone; but, you will probably have to borrow it from your local library. This book needs to be rereleased.

We bought this audio book hoping to wean our young children (who enjoyed both movie versions of this book very much) off of movies and get them more interested in "real stories." I have to tell you that this story far exceeded my expectations. Not only was it a fun story that my children enjoyed immensely, but one with subtleties, humor and bits of truth sprinkled throughout that had me listening and laughing right alongside them.There are a lot of dog stories out there and I admit to being a dog-lover (well at least of big dogs), but this is a lot more than just a dog story. Certainly there's a great deal of humor, adventure and ... Dalmatians... but underneath all that you get many tidbits of truth that are applicable to life itself.Martin Jarvis does a fabulous job in narrating this unabridged classic. Highly recommended!

101 Dalmations deserves ongoing mention as an excellent audio that will appeal to a wide age range. Martin Jarvis' smooth voice provides a clear, unabridged production bringing to life the classic story of a host of puppies who must escape the cruel Cruella de Vil in order to get back to their home. Cruella has a fur coat in mind - made of dalmations. The whole family will find this fun and a fine listen.

I read this story when I was in 5th grade and almost read it in one sitting! I love dogs and any Dog lover will agree that this one is a great children's story.The title of this review says it all. If your children loved the movie, they will love this book. Although it was written without Disney in mind it's a great story. I'm 11 and loved it. Maybe it's just a kid thing, But I think grown-ups will enjoy reading this to their kids. And it's a great Rainy-day,sit by the fire story too. I hope you enjoyed this book as much as I did. Thanks for reading my review!!:-) Sincerely, Puppy Lover