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Bad Dog Spiral-Bound | 2019-11-05

Mike Boldt

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The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious story from the illustrator of I Don't Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead!

"Look what I got for my birthday! A pet dog!" says a little girl holding a . . . cat? Rocky doesn't listen or obey like all the other dogs. (Because Rocky is a cat.) And Rocky hates her leash and doesn't seem to like other dogs. (Probably because Rocky is a cat.) And rather than play fetch, Rocky prefers to . . . lick between her toes? Ew. Rocky is a bad "dog"! BUT Rocky doesn't bark, and is so cute when she sleeps in sunny spots. Maybe Rocky IS a good dog? (Or, you know, maybe Rocky is a cat.)

Cat lovers and dog lovers alike will howl with laughter at this little girl's willful insistence that her cat is a dog. The hilarious ways in which cats and dogs are different are brilliantly illuminated with each turn of the page and will leave young readers and their grown-ups giggling.

★ Winner: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, 2021
★ Winner: North Carolina Children's Book Award, 2022
★ Winner: Wyoming Library Association Buckaroo Award, 2021-22
★ Winner: Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, 2021
★ Winner: Sakura Medal, Japan, 2022
★ Nominee: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award, 2022
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 198484797X
Item Weight: 0.9 lbs
Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.3 x 11.3 inches
★ "Youngsters, especially those with a pet of one kind or another of their own at home, will delight in this case of mistaken identity."--Booklist, starred review

"Boldt's tale of a bad dog will have young audiences hollering (and giggling). . . . A funny little tale of pet love."--Kirkus

"it's fun to be a spectator at this battle of wills."--Publishers Weekly

"Children will also love the contrast between the facial expressions of the girl and the cat and will enjoy watching the antics of both. . . . This clever story celebrates the differences between cats and dogs and the owners who love them."--School Library Journal

"Listeners are sure to laugh and 'aww' along as Rocky and her human grow to know and love each other."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

MIKE BOLDT is a New York Times bestselling children's book creator who lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife, three children, a dog, and a few cats. His books include I Don't Want to Be a Frog, Elmore the Christmas Moose, Don't Eat Bees, Don't Trust Cats, Find Fergus, Bad Dog, and the New York Times bestseller Just One Bite by Camila Alves McConaughey and Adam Mansbach.