Synopsis
Meet a parade of sniffing, barking, scratching dogs in this tail-wagging picturebook. From airedales to zorros, twenty-six different breeds gather to form one big, boisterous barking pack. Children will love to imitate the different actions on eac page, and an informative, illustrated list of breeds is featured at the back of the book. With Bob Barner's colorful collage illustrations, this book is a playful introduction to the boundless energy of man's (and kid's) best friend.
School Library Journal
PreS-This title is redundant and uninteresting. Each spread begins with "Walk the dog, walk the dog"-and ends with two repetitive words such as "lick, lick" or "jump, jump." The large pictures of 26 dogs in alphabetical order are colorful and lively enough, but there isn't enough story to hold children's interest. Kathy Darling's ABC Dogs (Walker, 1997) uses photos of canines and large letters to present the same concepts. Walk the Dog doesn't work as an alphabet book as the initial letters are never shown, and the pictures of the animals aren't true enough to their species to be useful for identification.-Janet M. Bair, Trumbull Library, CT Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|