Review by Booklist Review
Gr. 1. The young narrator introduces Tiny, his very big dog. Make that enormous. They go everywhere together, but when it's time to go to the library, Tiny must stay outside. Tiny waits patiently while the boy gets a pile of books so big he can't push them all in his wagon. That's where Tiny comes in, ready to pull the wagon home for his friend. The plot is simple, to say the least, but the bright artwork looks for the laughs and finds them. New readers will like the very large Tiny, and find the book easy to read. --Ilene Cooper
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-This is the third book about the giant beige dog that follows his young owner everywhere. The best friends' latest adventure takes them (and a little blue bird that appears on every spread) to the library. With card in hand and a red wagon to haul his books home, the boy and his dog rush off enthusiastically, "Time to go!" The child chooses his books while Tiny is forced to wait outside ("Sorry, Tiny. No dogs in the library"). The cooperative pooch helps carry the books to the wagon and to pull the heavy load home. The simple sentences and expressive, cartoonlike, brightly colored illustrations will have beginning readers clamoring for more. The reading level is easier than that in Cynthia Rylant's popular "Henry and Mudge" series (S & S). Tiny is a big charmer.-DeAnn Tabuchi, San Anselmo Public Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Tiny the dog and his owner visit the library, where Tiny peers in through the windows while the young narrator peruses the shelves. Later, Tiny helps haul home a heavy wagonload of books. The short sentences, generous amounts of white space, and the artwork's visual clues for deciphering the text make this third book about the huge dog beginning-reader-friendly. From HORN BOOK Fall 2000, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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