Pippin and the Bones [Paperback]

PreSchool-Grade 2-As Mabel digs in her garden, her dog buries bones. Each time the young woman notices a freshly dug hole, she finds the buried item and throws it further away, finally flinging it out of the yard. The determined pup then takes her treasure to the woods where she unearths a collection of giant brown mastodon bones. Predictably, they are placed in the museum, and Pippin's bone is returned to her. The unappealing cartoons are just a step above stick-figure drawings, and Pippin seems to be more a nuisance than a beloved pet. Bypass Pippin and stick with Steven Kellogg's Prehistoric Pinkerton (Dial, 1987) or any book in Norman Bridwell's "Clifford" series (Scholastic).
Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

In this engaging sequel to Pippin Takes a Bath (1999), Pippin the dog and Mabel, Pippin's owner, try to find a compromise that will make both happy when it comes to burying bones and digging them up again. Forced far afield to find a safe burying place, Pippin stumbles across an enormous hole filled with elephantine bones. Unfortunately, Mabel insists on giving them to a museum. The light, funny story is accompanied by similarly lighthearted watercolors. The text takes up a lot of space on the page relative to the pictures, the sentences are short, and there's lots of repetition, so this may be better for new readers than for story times. Susan Dove Lempke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Pippin, a lovable yellow dog with great big ears and a curly black tail, loves bones. She also likes to hide her bones in the garden -- and that makes her friend Mabel mad! So Pippin goes far into the woods to bury her new bone. She digs and digs and digs ... and finds more bones. Giant prehistoric bones! Everyone thinks the bones belong in a museum -- everyone except Pippin. She thinks they belong to her!

Pippin and Mabel are appealing characters whose escapades will delight and amuse young readers. Whimsical illustrations and a bold design combine to create a unique look for this imaginative series. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

has written several stories for young adults. She lives in Sackville, New Brunswick.