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Doctor De Soto

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"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain.

Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animals--that is, animals who have a taste for mice. But one day a fox shows up

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Paperback, 32 pages

Published June 30th 1990 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (first published 1982)

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Oct 24, 2008 Mahrya rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 3rd and 4th Graders

Shelves: juvenilia

Steig, William, Doctor De Soto, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, unnumbered pages. Picture book, Newberry Honor book.

Description: Dr. De Soto is a mouse who is also a dentist. He treats all animals, big and small, with the exception of animals who eat mice. When a fox comes in with a rotten tooth, he must decide whether or not to treat him.

Review: Children will find this story hilarious, especially when Dr. De Soto climbs up a ladder to work on the teeth of his larger patients. In one particularly f...more Steig, William, Doctor De Soto, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, unnumbered pages. Picture book, Newberry Honor book.

Description: Dr. De Soto is a mouse who is also a dentist. He treats all animals, big and small, with the exception of animals who eat mice. When a fox comes in with a rotten tooth, he must decide whether or not to treat him.

Review: Children will find this story hilarious, especially when Dr. De Soto climbs up a ladder to work on the teeth of his larger patients. In one particularly funny scene, the doctor dangles from a pulley over the open mouth of a donkey who crosses his hind legs nervously, his front hooves resting primly in his lap. Besides being funny, this story explores issues of morality with a light touch. As Dr. De Soto and his wife struggle with their obligation to treat a potentially deadly fox, the fox struggles with his desire to eat the De Sotos "raw with just a pinch of salt and a dry white wine." In the end, the De Sotos find a clever way to treat their patient and avoid being eaten.

Doctor De Soto is probably not meant for children to read themselves. Some of the language is well beyond the reading ability of elementary school children. Even with an adult reading to them, most children will have to use a lot of context clues to decipher sentences like, "the secret formula must first permeate the dentine." While the talking animal characters and low text to picture ratio would seem to place the book's audience around first or second grade, third and fourth graders would be more likely to appreciate this book.

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Kirkus Reviews, 1982.
This review focuses on Steig's unique treatment of the classic theme of animals outsmarting their predators. I agree with this assessment. By setting the story in a dentist office, this tale of predator and prey is given a strangely human twist.

Publishers Weekly, April 1983.
This very brief review calls the book a "sly tale of mischief." This statement is very true. It is especially mischievous to make the mouse more sly than the fox.(less)

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Jun 02, 2011 Tatiana rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: children in grades 1-2

Shelves: childrens-picture-books

Another day, another book read to the 2nd graders. I love having this excuse to revisit children's literature. The kids quickly became invested in this story, responding to my prompts with guesses of what would happen to Dr. De Soto, Mrs. De Soto, and the fox. Their speculations were so imaginative! Colorful illustrations and a clear narrative (with complex action verbs!) that flowed from beginning to end.

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Feb 07, 2013 Rachael LaRochelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Doctor de Soto by William Steig

Doctor de Soto is mouse who is a dentist. He is such a good dentist that all of the animals like to go to him. The larger animals especially like him because Dr. de Soto is so small that he can fit inside their mouths while he works and is so gentle that they don't feel a thing. Dr. de Soto does not work on dangerous animals and even said so on the sign outside his shop. one day a fox, with a terrible toothache, comes to Dr.de Soto for help. Against his better judg...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Katie Spencer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Doctor De Soto was a very good dentist. His lovely wife accompanied him at his work and together, they were a fantastic team. Because he is a mouse, Dr. De Soto does not work on cats and other "dangerous" animals. One day though, a fox begged Dr. De Soto to fix his tooth. Dr. De Soto and his wife were very hesitant about what to do in this situation. In the end, they decided to proceed and help the suffering fox. Dr. De Soto was a very brave man to enter inside the fox's mouth in order to work o...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Courtney Canino added it

Doctor De Soto, by William Steig is a Newberry medal winner. It has a lexile of 480 which best for primary elementary aged readers. The main characters in this book are Doctor De Soto, his wife, and one of their patients, who is a fox. The setting of this book is Doctor De Soto office, which is a dentist office. The plot of this story is that Doctor De Soto is a mouse who is also a successful dentist. His wife as works with him but as a secretary job. His only rule is that he does not treat "dan...more

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Feb 01, 2012 Bridgette Redman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It isn't often an author can have us cheering for a dentist. Especially if the author is writing for children.

It shouldn't be a surprise that the author who succeeds at doing so is William Steig, the same man who created Shrek, the much-beloved ogre. He introduces us to Doctor DeSoto in his picture book of the same name. Doctor De Soto is a dentist with a thriving practice, ably assisted by his wife, Mrs. DeSoto.

The DeSotos, by the way, are mice. Their patients are pigs, cows, donkeys, moles,...more It isn't often an author can have us cheering for a dentist. Especially if the author is writing for children.

It shouldn't be a surprise that the author who succeeds at doing so is William Steig, the same man who created Shrek, the much-beloved ogre. He introduces us to Doctor DeSoto in his picture book of the same name. Doctor De Soto is a dentist with a thriving practice, ably assisted by his wife, Mrs. DeSoto.

The DeSotos, by the way, are mice. Their patients are pigs, cows, donkeys, moles, chipmunks, and other such creatures. They are never ever cats, owls, wolves, or foxes. Well, never ever except once.

The plot of this book is what the DeSotos do when a well-dressed fox in a great deal of pain shows up at their doorstep begging to be helped. Do they let him suffer? Or do they put their lives at risk by treating someone who would just as soon kill them?

It is a story that Steig handles expertly and with a great deal of cleverness. It is one of those rare picture books that became a Newbery Honor book, an award usually reserved for chapter books. It also won a host of other literary awards. Perhaps it did because Doctor DeSoto is a tale of compassion, cleverness, and self-preservation. It is a story that shows us we can be kind to our enemies without being self-sacrificing.

In a story that seems on the surface to be a simple one, we find fairly deep themes. The traditional Trickster is the one who ends up being tricked. We find a couple struggling to find a way to help someone who is likely to turn nasty once they have given their help. Steig shows us a solution where no one dies and no violence is committed. The DeSotos keep from becoming victims, but not by turning their backs on the would-be victimizers. It's a rare message and one that is done with style and subtlety.

Steig, the creator of Shrek!, Dominic, and several award-winning picture books, is both the author and illustrator of Doctor DeSoto. His water color paintings show a busy city populated by anthropomorphic animals in human clothing who all travel on two feet. The colors favor pinks and purples, both great backgrounds for the highly expressive animals.

While the target audience is elementary-age students, Steig includes plenty of challenging vocabulary, always choosing the precise word to convey meaning and mood. I appreciate his respect for children's acceptance that they can learn the words in the context with his supporting artwork.

While the DeSotos are unlikely to achieve the technicolor fame of Steig's Shrek creation, they have secured their own legacy in children's literature--and for good reason. It's a book our family plans to enjoy many times over in the upcoming years. (less)

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Nov 02, 2011 Kathryn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-picture-books

Here is the story of an amazing mouse-dentist named Dr. De Soto and his kindly assistant (and wife). They treat all manner of animals--except those that like to eat mice! But, when a well-dressed and much-suffering fox wanders past one day with a terrible toothache, Mrs. De Soto can't bare to see him suffer and convinces her husband to help. But, the fox--true to the foxes' reputation--is sly and cannot be trusted. Dr. De Soto and his wife survive the first day, but the fox needs a second treatm...more

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May 15, 2009 Josiah rated it 2 of 5 stars

It's a bit of a task to separate this book from my own personal experiences with it (after all, "Dr. De Soto" is a staple in pediatric dentist offices throughout the United States, and the only times that it was ever read to me were when I was awaiting my impending doom), but I can, I know, make the disconnect.
This is an original, memorable story, told with many clever plot points as William Steig describes the unusual ways in which Dr. De Soto must treat his wide variety of patients. The good...more

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May 15, 2009 Shanna Gonzalez rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Dr. DeSoto, a mouse, has a standing policy of never treating predators at his dental practice. One day, a fox appears and pleads for help, weeping so that Dr. and Mrs. DeSoto take pity on him and agree to replace his abscessed tooth. While helping him they realize he intends to eat them after his treatment is finished, and they devise a clever way to outwit him while still finishing the job.

The story is satisfying on many levels. It builds on the principle of Aesop's fable of the crane and the w...more

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Aug 28, 2011 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: picture-books-of-my-adulthood

I never imagined that a story about a dentist could be charming, but this one is. I enjoyed the story well enough, but what tickled me were the illustrations, especially the ones with the mouse dentist being hauled up on pulleys by his wife to work on the teeth of very large animals. I was also charmed because the Desotos reminded me so much of my own dentist and his wife-assistant, an older Romanian couple who live around the corner from me and do excellent work at low prices (just one of the r...more

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Feb 01, 2013 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Title: Doctor De Soto

Author: William Steig

Recommended Ages or grades: Preschool - 8

Doctor De Soto is a book about a dentist who is a mouse. His work was so good that animals of all sorts would come to him. However, because the dentist was mouse, they did not work on animals that liked to eat mice, and that was noted on his sign. One day, a fox came to Doctor De Soto begging for his help. He was in so much pain that the dentist and his wife decided to treat the fox. The dentist removed the fox t...more

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Oct 06, 2010 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: picturebooks

So many of William Steig’s storybooks would fit for this particular age group (7-9 years); however, Dr. De Soto, a Newbery Honor Book, is special in many ways. The plot involves a mouse who happens to be a dentist and his wife/assistant who together decide to treat a red fox with a painfully rotten tooth in spite of the obvious risk that the fox will eat Dr. De Soto and probably his wife, too. Most children are able to relate to the experience of going to a dentist, also they can see the humor...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: newbery-award-winners

Dr. De Soto, a mouse, is one of the best dentist just like his father who never left a job unfinished. He business sign stated, "Cats and other dangerous animals not accepted for treatment." One day, a fox came to Dr. De Sotos office doorstep crying of a sore tooth, both the doctor and his wife felt sorry for the fox and decided to treat him anyway regardless of the no dangerous animal policy. Under heavy sedation, the fox mumbled about how delicious a mouse dinner would be. After extracting the...more

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Oct 12, 2011 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: picture-books

DOCTOR DE SOTO is a fable that illustrates a theme using animals that speak and behave like human beings. In this case, the theme is that any size animals can be smart and clever. That the size of the animal doesn’t matter as exemplified by Doctor De Soto who happens to be an intelligent and popular mouse dentist liked, respected and needed by all animals. He doesn’t inflict too much pain on his patients.

The story evolves from a situation in which a well-dressed weeping fox suffering from a hor...more DOCTOR DE SOTO is a fable that illustrates a theme using animals that speak and behave like human beings. In this case, the theme is that any size animals can be smart and clever. That the size of the animal doesn’t matter as exemplified by Doctor De Soto who happens to be an intelligent and popular mouse dentist liked, respected and needed by all animals. He doesn’t inflict too much pain on his patients.

The story evolves from a situation in which a well-dressed weeping fox suffering from a horrible toothache begs Doctor De Soto to relieve his pain. The Dr. and his wife, even while knowing that their lives are in danger, decide to treat the dangerous fox as a patient. This fable demonstrates the intelligent plan the two mice come up in order to outsmart the hungry, sly fox. Dr. De Soto and his wife working together as a team, take good care of their patient. They also decide, for self-preservation, that after finishing the treatment of the fox, they will brush his teeth with glue and tell him to shut his mouth. The fox is then sent home where he is stunned to find out that his mouth is sealed shut.

The story demonstrates compassion on the side of the Dr. and his wife because they take a risk by helping a hungry fox. In working together, this husband and wife demonstrate bravery and intelligence with a well thought out plan for self-preservation. They are able to protect themselves and continue their work.

I enjoyed the theme and all the detailed illustrations. One can find multiple colorful items in each picture adorning the pages. I was able to relate to the theme that appearances (including size), can be deceiving, in terms of judging the intellectual capacities of different individuals

Again, the soft watercolors used on each page and the detail illustrations tell a story without the words. The emphasis on light and color is obvious.

This book could be used to teach children problem-solving techniques. I enjoyed the actions of the characters and the resolution to the problem.
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Oct 04, 2011 Jess rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 1 & 2nd grade; readalouds

Shelves: z_11, picture-books

Dr. De Soto, animal dentist, will help any animals except those dangerous to mice. However, when a fox in extreme pains arrives one day, the De Sotos decide to risk it.

I loved this book as a kid. Love it still. Sure, the age shows a bit, but the story remains strong. The De Soto's solution to the problem remains fantastic / impressive to kids.

Great illustrations, as always, by Steig. The page that comes to mind is one where Mrs. hoists Doc into a cow's mouth in the large animal room.

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Apr 21, 2013 Amy-Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: animals, childrens, fiction, health, life-lessons, literacy-3601, prediction

Dr. De Soto is a great book to help students to learn about helping others even when they think the other person is a little too much for them. Dr. De Soto shows students that sometimes you have to go beyond your comfort zone because others may be in need of great help. This story also is a good prediction story. Students wills be able to predict what happens next before the next page gets flipped over. This will spark their imaginations and also will allow the teacher to see who thinks positive...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Lluvia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: doctor-de-soto

Author: William Steig
Reading Level: P-3rd grade

DR. De Soto is a very good dentist and treats every one except cats and other dangerous animals. One day, a fox is in a lot of pain and needs Dr. De Soto's help. The Dr. decides to help the fox. The fox can't help thinking of eating the Dr. and his wife (both are mice). The fox needs to go back the next day and decides to eat the Dr. and his assistant. The Dr. has a plan. Next day, the Dr. puts glue on the fox's teeth telling him it's medicine so he...more

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Nov 15, 2011 Melanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-literature, picture-book, doctors, dentist, foxes, mice

Doctor De Soto and his assistant wife take any patients that are mice friendly. Therefore, when a fox in pain shows up they initially tell them they won't treat him. But then Mrs. De Soto has second thoughts for the fox in pain and decides they should treat him. The fox is truly in pain and needs to have a tooth pulled. Once the tooth is pulled he begins to have thoughts of eating the mice. The De Soto's, however, thought of this before hand and offer the fox the chance to be their first patient...more

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Nov 10, 2011 Liz Strode rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, award-honor-book, primary, wide-reading-project, fantasy

This is a clever story about a mouse dentist, Doctor De Soto and his assistant wife. They run a dental office out of their home, but only accept patients that are not dangerous to mice. I mean what mouse wants to work inside the mouth of a hungry carnivore? There is even a sign hanging outside the office warning cats and other dangerous animals to stay away.

Of course, along comes a fox in terrible need of a dentist's attention. Dr. De Soto and Mrs. De Soto have to make a potentially life threate...more

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Oct 10, 2011 Sarah Schwartz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-literature

Genre: Picturebook
Awards: 1983 Newbery Honor
Age Group: Nursery - Primary

Summary: This book tells the story of Dr. DeSoto, a mouse dentist who provides care to "non-dangerous" animals. Despite his initial reservations, he decides to complete an extraction on a sad looking fox who is in severe pain. Dr. DeSoto and his wife come up with a plan to outsmart the cunning fox, who plans to eat them despite their kind assistance. They paint his teeth with a special "toothache prevention gel" which turns...more

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Jan 10, 2009 Heidi rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: award-winners, children-0-12, fiction, humor, picture-books, so-called-must-reads

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Jun 25, 2010 Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, picture-book, re-read, 2010, my-childhood

Does anyone else remember this book from their childhood? I read it many times in, oh, grade 1 I think. Maybe Prep. You'd think a book about a mouse dentist, complete with illustrations of teeth extractions (with blood drops) would be off-putting for a child. Instead, the opposite was true: I was fascinated by the pictures and loved the story. I was browsing one day in the children's section and saw it - I had forgotten all about it but instantly recognised it.

Doctor de Soto is, as I said, the s...more Does anyone else remember this book from their childhood? I read it many times in, oh, grade 1 I think. Maybe Prep. You'd think a book about a mouse dentist, complete with illustrations of teeth extractions (with blood drops) would be off-putting for a child. Instead, the opposite was true: I was fascinated by the pictures and loved the story. I was browsing one day in the children's section and saw it - I had forgotten all about it but instantly recognised it.

Doctor de Soto is, as I said, the story of a mouse dentist and his assistant wife, Mrs de Soto. He's an excellent dentist, with nimble hands, and extra-large patients like him because, with the help of a winch and his wife, he can hoist himself right into their mouths to work! But "cats and other dangerous animals are not welcome". (Today we would exclaim, "Discrimination!")

When a fox turns up one day, in great pain with a toothache, and begs for Dr de Soto's help, the good dentist decides to accept him as a patient. The fox is grateful, but can't help thinking what a tasty morsel the mice would be. So, before his return visit when the dentist will fit a new gold tooth in the fox's mouth, Dr de Soto and his wife come up with a plan to ensure they won't be eaten.

It is very much a tale of the small, vulnerable one besting, with wits, the bigger, more powerful one. Outwitting dangerous foes rather than resorting to violence is a common theme in children's books, especially in the 80s it seems. The fox was going to take advantage of the dentist, have his toothache cured and a new gold tooth fitted and then betray him. You could say it is a reflection of capitalist society as much as anything else. But it is also about helping others despite feeling threatened, and not pre-judging.

It all came flooding back as I re-read it, and saw again those familiar illustrations (done by the author). Suddenly, my childhood and my present self were so much closer, almost touching, though memories of the past have been supplanted by new ones. It has new life. Especially as my husband Adam has taken to using "doctor de soto" as an adjective for, well, anything. "I feel very de-sotoed" we'll tell each other, or "It's very doctor de soto" - it means nothing and everything and is a private joke between us. And so a childhood book retains its nostalgia while also taking on a new place in the present!(less)

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Jul 17, 2012 Meredith Trotter rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: picture-storybooks

Publication: 1982

Grade/Age: Ages 5-9

Annotation: Doctor De Soto is a very good dentist, but he and his wife encounter a problem when one day a fox shows up with a toothache. Doctor De Soto must figure out how to treat his patient without becoming his patient's next meal.

Themes: Solving problems with creative thinking

Ways to use the book:

Use prediction while reading aloud.

Explore ways Doctor De Soto could have solved his problem with the fox, including discussion, writing, and drawing.

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Apr 29, 2012 Lisa Vegan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Lisa by: Jackie "the Librarian"

Shelves: childrens, fiction, picture-books, reviewed

A very cute story, about a mouse dentist and his assistant mouse wife who treat all sorts of creatures, except those that would eat them.

But they’re so kindhearted that when a fox begs for help, they relent and do their jobs. Of course, the fun part is how they outsmart the fox to render him harmless to them.

This would be a great book for kids about to visit the dentist or kids who are scared of dentists, or those who like dentists too. I never had a cavity and never needed any painful dental pr...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Ricardo Contreras rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read Doctor de Soto in spanish. It is a good book but it might be a little confusing. This story is about a mouse which is a dentist and his wife. Both of them have carefully chosen to work on a fox is mouth. At first de Soto wondered why and had no intention of helping the fox. After being convinced by his wife De Soto went to work on the fox. Everytime that De Soto was in the fox's mouth he worried he would be eaten. However the fox planned on eating the doctor during the next visit. So the...more

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May 30, 2009 Logan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: humorous, animal-but-not-cat

One of our favorites. Logan liked the mechanics of how a mouse dentist could work on huge animals like cows, using pulleys and ladders. Also, because Logan is just learning to be comfortable at the dentist, he enjoyed how gentle Dr. DeSoto was with his patients. Of course, Steig has a singular sense of humor and as a grown-up I always enjoy that. Dr. DeSoto decides to take pity on a fox with a terrible toothache. Of course, the fox can't overcome his natural desire to eat mice, but Dr DeSoto and...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Donna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-for-children-up-to-grade-3, best-for-young-adults, humorous

Steig is gone, and there will never be another like him. His peculiarly hilarious children's books are especially good for children who read well, and early. The quirky thing here is that most of his books are picture books with very high vocabulary levels, making him a shoo-in for the gifted child, who often has difficulty finding challenging books w/o too mature themes.

Dr. De Soto (whom my daughter, then two, christened "Dr. De Soda Pop") is a dentist (and since all the characters are animals,...more

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Apr 06, 2010 Mallori rated it 4 of 5 stars

Summary: Dr De Soto is one of the shortest books to receive the Newberry Award and I can see why. It is a wonderful children's book about a world of animals who act like humans. Dr De Soto works as a dentist with the help of his wife, Mrs De Soto. They treat all kinds of animals except for animals who could possibly want to eat a mouse. One day and exception is made though for a fox. He comes to the office in horrible pain and Mrs De Soto convinces Dr De Soto to help him out. When Dr De Soto put...more

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Apr 11, 2010 Ronyell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: animal-books, children-books, picture-books, william-steig, weston-woods, fantasy, reviewed-books, ronyell-s-epinions-reviews, newbery-honor, 1001-children-s-books-you-must-read

“Doctor DeSoto” is a popular book written by the master children’s books, William Steig. This book is most notably known for winning the Newberry Honor Book award and has remained to be a favorite among the young readers for many generations.

Doctor DeSoto” has an extremely unique storyline about deception. The fox was trying to be friendly towards the DeSotos in the second half of the story, thinking that they would not suspect his malicious intentions. But, Doctor DeSoto comes up with a creativ...more

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Jun 03, 2008 Laurie rated it 5 of 5 stars

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