That's My Dog

I'm told this book is no longer in print and I am SO sad! It's the best book to read your child if you are a dog owner. The dog is muddy, slobbery, sneaky and stinky. Yet the little boy who is describing his dog is in complete adoration of him. Typical! All the things the dog does that are wrong don't matter since the boy loves his dog. That's totally the case in my house! Our big red dogs can be the most annoying things to the adults. But our son thinks they can do no wrong and even gets upset when we yell at the dogs. This is a book for every child who has a dog to own!

As our young narrator tells us at the beginning, "I've got a dog." And with that one little sentence, this proud owner is off and running, as he describes his wonderful pet in detail. He's a red dog, a big red dog and he's happy and muddy and smart. He's bouncy and slobbery and sometimes very sneaky. And he's stinky, "the most stinky dog I've ever met!" But most of all, we're told on the last page, "That's him!/That's my dog!/Isn't he a great dog!"..... Using color, changing type sizes, creative spacing, motion and energy, Rick Walton and Julia Gorton have authored an innovative and inventive little book about adjectives. The simple text builds on itself with each page turn until it practically explodes off the page, and is complemented by Ms Gorton's bold and expressive artwork as she uses the descriptive language to draw boy and dog. Perfect for pre-schoolers and emerging readers, That's My Dog is a little treasure of a book and a story kids will want to enjoy again and again.