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Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake
 
 

Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake [Board book]

Dav Pilkey
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PreS-KWhen this canine duo mistake a skunk for a kitten, the results are disastrous. Pilkey once again brings his slightly skewed humor to the forefront as the title characters make a smelly situation worse by disrupting a party. Babies and toddlers will find the colorful illustrations appealing but the humor will be better appreciated by older children. The simple sentence structure and repetitive text make this board book ideal for those just learning to read.Maura Bresnahan, Shawsheen School, Andover, MA

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PreS-K-When this canine duo mistake a skunk for a kitten, the results are disastrous. Pilkey once again brings his slightly skewed humor to the forefront as the title characters make a smelly situation worse by disrupting a party. Babies and toddlers will find the colorful illustrations appealing but the humor will be better appreciated by older children. The simple sentence structure and repetitive text make this board book ideal for those just learning to read. Maura Bresnahan, Shawsheen School, Andover, MA (School Library Journal )

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5.0 out of 5 stars All the Big Dog Little Dog books are wonderful!!!, Mar 25 2002
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I don't have any kids, but I do have five dogs, and all the Big Dog Little Dog books. I love to read them because they are so joyful and I can see the antics of my "babies" in the characters. These simple stories and happy illustrations can make me feel good on the bluest of days.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kids Love It!, May 8 1999
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My kids have all of the Big Dog, Little Dog books and absolutely love them. They have learned about taking care of eachother and accepting the consequences of your actions. Cute illustrations and simple text.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Skunk By Any Other Name..., Oct 25 2006
By M. Allen Greenbaum - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake (Board book)

I'm glad I've resumed looking board books lately, otherwise I would not have known that Dav PIlkey has a whole series of "Big Dog and Little Dog" books. Slightly older readers know Pilkey as the very, very funny, but scatologically inclined author of the "Captain Underpants" series. These intentionally juvenile forays into elementary school comedy (underwear, toilets, etc.) are more clever than they sound, but they're perhaps inapproproate for young toddlers. They have enough toilet concerns without worrying about them exploding.

"Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake" has an easily understood outer message--some striped animals are skunks, NOT cats, and if you make this mistake, you might come home just as smelly as Big Dog and Little Dog do. Hopefully, when you return you won;t interrupt some hoity-toity social affair, like the tea and cake party that the two dogs spoil!

HOwever, in this 10-page board book, Pilkey conveys some valuable "inner" messages as well. He doesn't preach, but the story and bright, uncluttered pictures tell us some fairly important things, always in an entertaining style manner.

1. Big and little dogs can get along, despite their outer differences.
2. Dogs (and people) can play and explore together, noticing and talking about the same things, rather than just engage in parallel play.
3. Big dogs, just like little dogs, can make mistakes.
4. Little dogs, just like big dogs, can have bad days.
5. One can depict smelly smells by drawing green smudges on your characters, and wavy green lines emanating from them.
5. It's funny to conclude a story with dogs stinking up the joint.

The progression from innocent walk to unexpected skunk encounter, to the party people knocking over the food strewn table when they smell the smelly dogs, is smooth, logical, and funny. The book is a simple winner for infants and toddlers, and fans will want to look at other books in the series. Who knows--when they're older they might even want to read "Captain Underpants" and other small guilty pleasures by the talented Pilkey.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kids Love It!, May 8 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake (Board book)
My kids have all of the Big Dog, Little Dog books and absolutely love them. They have learned about taking care of eachother and accepting the consequences of your actions. Cute illustrations and simple text.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All the Big Dog Little Dog books are wonderful!!!, Mar 25 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake (Board book)
I don't have any kids, but I do have five dogs, and all the Big Dog Little Dog books. I love to read them because they are so joyful and I can see the antics of my "babies" in the characters. These simple stories and happy illustrations can make me feel good on the bluest of days.
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