Dogs in Space

My 3 and a half year old boy had this book memorized and could recite it to me after two weeks of making me read it twice a day! He loved it from the first reading. He was already nuts about space and the planets, and was completely enthralled with the witty quirky energetic text and illustrations of these carefree colorful dogs in space helmets, zooming off to sneeze red dust on Mars, and spin sideways on the planet Uranus. A little narrating dog in the lower right corner of each page gives little cheers and comments that urge you to turn the page and see what's next. My son learned those parts first and wanted to say them after I read the main text to him. He pored over the pictures, enjoying the details. There is nothing dry and 'educational' about this book, even though all the little facts about the planets are quite correct. One of the best new children's books I've seen.

I can't say enough about this colorful, campy, delightful book. It is one of my 2-and-a-half year-old daughter's favorites.My daughter enjoys reading about the adventures each planet provides these spunky canines. They fly kites on windy Jupiter, wear sunglasses on Mercury and don sweaters on chilly Neptune. My daughter knows that Mars is dusty and red and that pluto is very dark--because of this book. The author and illustrator have made learning about the planets fun, interesting and entertaining.My daughter absolutely loves the solar system maps in the front and back of the book. She can point to and name every planet, and she isn't even three years old! She talks about "jet packs" "asteroids" and Saturn's rings--concepts that the book so wonderfully depicts.What a treasure. It is rare to find a book that is so adorable and educational. The illustrations are hilarious, as well as lively.I highly recommend this book. Your little ones will enjoy this and you will have fun reading it to them.Angela

The coolest part of this book for me is when dogs in space go from Earth all the way to Mercury and when they got to Mercury it was so hot that they had to wear sunglasses. This book is an excellent good book. The pictures of this book are just magnificent. I wish to see if you like this book report. Thank you and thank you again for giving my book report a rating now goodbye.

What a beautifully illustrated book...Very vibrant andunusual...My daughter checked it out of her school library and shebegan to copy the drawings...I now have dogs in space all over my kitchen! It's simple but silly...It has peeked my curiosity to find out more about the author/artist...hope to see and read more of her works!

After a single read-through, my 3 year old was captivated. It became his favourite book, and continues to remain so, even though he has 'graduated' to more 'textbook' style Planet Books. And contrary to what Horn Books said about the end bits being too hard, I thought they were perfect, allowing parents to keep one step ahead of eager youngsters who want to know more more MORE about the planets.