The Waiting Dog

Brings back childhood memories of being read fairytales about gruesome, gobbly characters which made me giggle with delight. This story is not only about a dog's desire of meeting his postman but the anatomy lesson that comes with it. A daring leap from the traditional mainstream children's storybooks. An absolute treat!

Brings back childhood memories of being read fairytales about gruesome, gobbly characters which made me giggle with delight. This story is not only about one dog's imagination of meeting his postman but the anatomy lesson that comes with it. A daring leap from the traditional mainstream children's storybooks. An absolute treat!

I found to the book to be real treat!Right around the age of 8, kids are completely into all things gross and yucky. They start reading horror books and watching scary television shows (meant for youth) like "Goosebumps" or playing with those playdough sets where the plasticine comes out the nose of the toy - and the more it grosses out grown-ups the better. Do you remember being that age? Remember how much fun it was spooking your family and friends with creepy crawly things? This book brought it all back with a chuckle.If it gets kids reading, bring it on!

What a FANTASTIC book. Adults and children alike will love it for it's wonderful rhymes, offbeat humour and bold illustrations with an anatomy lesson thrown in for good measure. How refreshing to see an author continuing a long tradition of 'gruesome' children's poems dating back to Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann's 'Der Struwwelpeter' from 1844. Especially in these times of so called 'political correctness' and blanding down. Kids are more durable than we give them credit for and, on the whole, will find this wickedly funny gross out tale endlessly fascinating and enjoyable. It is a sad state of affairs that this book was not to be found on the shelves of my local big brand book shop but had to be escorted from the safety of the rear stockroom so I could have a look at it. I understand the need for some censorship but is that really necessary because, lets face it, children are exposed to far worse on TV, in video games and on the internet.

well, I was intrigued by the warning label on the cover: "Do you have the guts to read this book?" And I thought, "YES." The Waiting Dog is a juicy dog fantasy written in rollicking verse, fun to read aloud, gruesome and gorey in all the right places. It's an unconventional, carnivorous love poem. Good for adventurous kids and off-beat adults. The illustrations are fabulous, too!