Katt vs. Dogg

by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Anuki López (Illustrator)

Overview

For anyone who loves cats, dogs (or both!), James Patterson's most pawsome story ever is set in a society defined by the oldest rivalry in the world: katts versus doggs!

Oscar is a happy dogg—a rambunctious kid who loves being a Dogg Scout. Thanks to his family, he knows that snobby katts are good for nothing but chasing up trees.

Molly is a clever katt who just knows she's destined for fame and fortune as an actress. She comes from a family of well-bred katts who despise drooly, disgusting doggs!

For their whole lives, Oscar and Molly have been told that katts and dogs hate each other. One day, they each get hopelessly lost in the woods, but those lifelong prejudices flare up when they cross paths. Slowly, they realize that the only way to survive and find their way home is to...work together?!


Yeah, that's not going to happen!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316411561
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	04/01/2019
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	458,316
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers, as well as millions of dollars to independent bookstores and school libraries. He lives in Florida with his family.

Hometown:

Palm Beach, Florida

Date of Birth:

March 22, 1947

Place of Birth:

Newburgh, New York

Education:

B.A., Manhattan College, 1969; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971

Website:

http://www.jamespatterson.com

Editorial Reviews

02/20/11

An anthropomorphic feline katt and canine dogg family immediately clash after arriving at Western Frontier Park for vacation. The characters personify stereotypes associated with their species, most markedly the refined, uppity katt patriarch and the uncouth, cantankerous dogg father. Caustic, patchily comical mutual insults fly freely in both the narrative and speech balloons within López’s wryly exaggerated cartoons, at times growing tedious. When Oscar (a Dogg Scout who has earned 14 badges, “most of them for chewing different things”) and feline Molly (an aspiring actress who idolizes “Kattalie Portman and Katty Purry”) meet while lost in the forest, they declare a temporary truce, and by pooling their instinctive talents and relying on the kindness of wild, ironically civilized animals, manage to elude predators—including the “weaselboar,” one of multiple droll hybrid creatures—and wend their way home. The authors pointedly postpone a conciliatory ending, as Oscar and Molly revert to their inherited animosity before following their consciences and taking a stand against ingrained, senseless hatred. This mash-up of farce, fable, and slapstick ultimately delivers a profound and relevant message. Ages 8–12. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Katt vs. Dogg:

"Patterson and Grabenstein really work the notion here that cooperation is better than prejudice founded on ignorance and habit...A waggish tale with a serious (and timely) theme."—Kirkus Reviews

"This mash-up of farce, fable, and slapstick ultimately delivers a profound and relevant message."—Publishers Weekly

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