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  <title><![CDATA[Widget]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;A stray dog pretends he's a cat in order to get a home&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When Widget, a little stray dog, stumbles through a flap door into the home of Mrs. Diggs, he sees six cats, six bowls of food, and six warm beds. There's clearly only one thing to do. Confronted by the cats' intense scrutiny, Widget meows, purrs, plays with a toy mouse, and uses the litter box. Having eventually convinced his new family of his felinity, Widget is soon living so happily he sometimes forgets his true nature. But when Mrs. Diggs takes a fall and doesn't get up, it's up to Widget to save the day with a particularly canine solution. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A very simple text and droll pictures make Widget a book to read again and again. &lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lyn Rossiter McFarland]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Long before <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Skippyjon Jones" title=" Skippyjon Jones"> Skippyjon Jones</a> , there was Widget, a dog who pretended to be a cat so that he could join a family and be loved.  Since this first book, there has been another in which Widget meets a puppy, but of course this first adventure is my favorite.  The illustrations are so adorable that you w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39189220">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[CIP: &quot;A small stray dog is accpeted into a household full of cats by learning to &quot;fit in,&quot; but when his mistress is hurt, he demonstrates that being a dog is not all bad.&quot;<br/><br/>Lonely and homeless, Widget find a potential home--if he can learn how to fit in with his new roo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20752160">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book about a dog wanting to fit in.  But in the end shows who he really is - and that is ok. Repetetive language that allows children to read along.  My daughter asks me to read this every night.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a family favorite.  I read it years ago and shared with my sisters. Now it is a favorite for all of those related to me. Who does not love this little dog Widget! Ages 3+]]></body>
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    <review id="44466334">
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 26 19:26:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another classically fun story about a dog wishing to be a cat to fit in. <br/>Very fun read to a dog or cat theme storytime group!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the cutest picture books I've ever seen!  Thanks Molly!]]></body>
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    <review id="74436512">
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    <body><![CDATA[Cute.]]></body>
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    <review id="16072740">
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    <body><![CDATA[Even though this is written and illustrated by friends of mine, I think I would have liked it in any case.<br/><br/>The illustrations are really beautiful and yet manage to maintain the appropriate sense of humor.<br/><br/>The story is so cute and clever.  My children enjoy it immensely -- a goo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16072740">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25703481">
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    <body><![CDATA[An adorable story about a Westie who finds a home with an old lady and all her cats.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="6671731">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is soooo cute!   One of my favorite dog/cat stories!]]></body>
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    <review id="20880981">
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    <body><![CDATA[If you like cats and dogs, you'll love Widget's tale.]]></body>
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    <review id="20391742">
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A cute book about a dog who just wants to fit in.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="5641738">
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    <body><![CDATA[How could we not read this?]]></body>
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