Dog parade

Barbara M. Joosse

Book - 2011

Dogs of all sizes, shapes, and personalities come together with their humans to don costumes and participate in a parade.

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Genres
Picture books
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Barbara M. Joosse (-)
Physical Description
unpaged : ill
ISBN
9780152066901
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In Joosse's (Friends [Mostly]) enthusiastic collection of light verse, various dogs introduce themselves as they don costumes for a parade, but it's Yelchin's (Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku) humorous gouache illustrations that provide much of the book's appeal. Each dog tells its own story. A terrier announces, "I'm Tinkles. Gotta pee," while a mutt declares, "I was in the pound, and you found me./ You named me Lovie." Dog aficionados will appreciate the breed-specific traits the dogs possess. Jack the Chihuahua is a toughie ("yipyipyipyipyip.... Lemme at 'em. Lemme at 'em"), while the pug is a Southern belle ("Don'tcha love my smoky eyes-bat bat?"). Each dog's soliloquy is followed, at the turn of the page, with the dog dressed in a generally character-appropriate costume. The Chihuahua is shown in prisoner's stripes with a ball and chain, and the pug wears a pink-ribboned bonnet. The eventual parade, like an artist's portfolio, features a plethora of dogs marching in costume. Plot is beside the point: like an actual parade, the exuberant atmosphere-confetti, balloons, costumes, and all-is the main draw. Ages 4-8. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 1-Dogs of all types and sizes comply with their owners' wishes and don costumes for a parade. Whether readers' laugh or groan at the prospect of canines cavorting in clothing, youngsters will recognize the behavior of certain breeds ranging from a frisky terrier to a shy hound, and they all aim to please their humans. The lighthearted artwork is rendered in gouache on watercolor paper. Each pooch portrait is isolated on a page with a plain pastel background so that viewers can fully appreciate the dog's facial expression and reaction to his costume. Fans of David McKee's Elmer's Special Day (Andersen, 2009) and the story-line sequence of animals on parade will find a contrast here with Joosse's simple array of dog breeds expressing their opinions about the situation, without a traditional plot. While supplementary in nature, this book could be used with any costume-wearing theme, even Halloween.-Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

Eight dogs humor their owners by allowing themselves to be dressed up for a neighborhood pet parade. Joosse's lighthearted text and Yelchin's humorous gouache illustrations on colored pages allow the different breeds--with wildly varying personalities--to shine in their costumes, from ghost to superhero to hot dog complete with bun. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Dogs of diverse descriptions are coerced by their owners into participating in a costume parade in this less-than-engaging story that tries too hard to be funny.Each dog is introduced by name and characteristics on two facing pages with a portrait of the dog and a few lines of text from each dog's perspective. Key words and approximations of the dogs' barks and howls are set in varying typefaces and special treatments, interspersed with spot illustrations that delineate each dog's character. The introduction of each dog is followed by a double-page spread of the costumed canine, with one descriptive word set in huge type related to the choice of costume. A pug named Gracie-Pants is happy to put on her ruffled dress and beribboned hat (Charmin'!"), and an obliging dachshund wears a hotdog outfit ("Weenie!"), but some of the other dogs are reluctant to try on their costumes. Eight dogs in all are costumed for the parade, and in the final pages, they are joined by other furry friends with floating balloons and sprinkles of confetti. Yelchin's amusing gouache illustrations provide plenty of personality and clever humor for the pooches, but the overly cheery text, exaggerated canine noise approximations and a glut of exclamation marks don't add up to a noteworthy story. (And the bathroom jokes surrounding the dog named Tinkles get old fast.)Let this parade pass you by. (Picture book. 3-5)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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