Top Dog: And Other Doggone Delightful Expressions

by Carli Davidson (Photographer)

Overview

From the lens of expert animal photographer and New York Times bestselling author Carli Davidson, an adorable cast of canine characters star in this doggone delightful tribute to everyone's favorite idioms, from "working like a dog" to "the dog days of summer." These endearing and hilarious images are sure to make any animal enthusiast smile in "two shakes of a dog's tail!" Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452156538
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	10/04/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	36
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Carli Davidson is an internationally recognized, award-winning photographer and animal trainer. Her photographs have been featured in publications such as Vanity Fair, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone, and online at the Huffington Post and Slate. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

"A fresh look at some old expressions, using dogs of all ages to teach some new tricks."-Kirkus Reviews

"A fresh look at some old expressions, using dogs of all ages to teach some new tricks."-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2016-07-26
Twenty-one different dogs illustrate a variety of familiar idiomatic expressions about dogs.High-quality photographs present one or more canines modeling with appropriate props to demonstrate such well-known phrases as “raining cats and dogs” or “like a dog with a bone.” The text is set in huge, attractive capital letters, usually with some interesting, thoughtful design flourish. Most of these expressions won’t be familiar yet to younger children, though all of the phrases are well-known to adults. There’s a bulldog (jowls caught midshake) in a wading pool to illustrate “the dog days of summer,” a tiny Yorkie on horseback for “dog and pony show,” and a huge Great Dane taking a drink out of a toilet for “dirty dog.” A pair of adorable Cavalier King Charles spaniels “sleep like a dog” in a nighttime scene complete with a cozy bed and blankets. Two concluding spreads offer thumbnail photographs of each dog with its name and breed and one or two sentences about its real life. These thumbnails are thoughtfully laid out in their exact order within the book, making flipping back to revisit each dog easy and fun. This winning combination of photographs and simple text has potential for use in the classroom for upper elementary through high school students to teach literary devices. A fresh look at some old expressions, using dogs of all ages to teach some new tricks. (Picture book. 4 & up)

Kirkus Review