It is a little funny because the dog has the cats do bad things when he does not like them but then gives them gold for doing things when he does not even like them.

This is a wonderful picture book based on a tale that the author's Eastern European grandmother told her when she was a child. The dog represents the jews and all they endured in Poland. But here the underdog wins. I am deliberately reading a few folktale type books to widen my perspective on picture books a little. They seem to be wordier, but since they are so good, they are easy to read. You can easily adapt the lesson this story teaches to help your children develop important life skills. De More...