How to Be a Dog

by Jo Williamson

Overview

A heart-warming picture book told from the perspective of a dog about two best friends—a dog and a boy.

Do you want to learn how to be the best dog you can be? Just follow the steps in this book! After choosing a human to live with, learn where you should sleep (everywhere), who you should be friendly with and who to bark at, how to keep the floor clean of any food, how to play fetch, and more! Before you know it you’ll be having lots of fun . . . and your human may even become your best friend. Told from the perspective of one clever dog, this humorous story perfectly showcases the special relationship between a dog and his human.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499801521
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	08/25/2015
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.40(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jo Williamson has worked for many years as a fashion designer for large retailers, but studying Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art has enabled her to fulfill her dream of being an illustrator. Although she still works part-time in fashion, Jo now spends as much time as she can drawing and creating characters in her irresistibly jam-packed sketchbooks. Jo lives with her husband in England and is currently campaigning for a dog of her own.

Editorial Reviews

2015-04-29
A charming gray-and-white dog of indeterminate breed narrates a guide to finding a home and getting along with a new owner. The story begins with a page of hand-printed text with an illustration of the dog holding a pencil and notebook. It describes a group of dogs choosing their owners, with subtle similarities in the physical appearances of the dog-and-owner pairs. While the dogs are different in size and shape, unfortunately the human characters are all Caucasian throughout the story. The narrating dog details experiences in the home in a drolly humorous fashion, with some funny scenes of canine mischief such as sniffing at a woman's skirt and using the actual toilet in the bathroom as part of toilet training. Loose illustrations in pencil with watercolor wash effectively use a limited palette of grays and red with contrasting pops of bright turquoise. Both story and illustrations are amusing and understated in an appealing way, capturing both the antics of a cavorting canine and its enduring love for its owner. Though originally published in England, this story has a French flair, reflected in the young owner's red-striped sailor shirt and the dog's jaunty red collar, as well as in the comedic sensibility. Deceptively simple but delightfully entertaining—if ethnically one-note. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews