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May I Pet Your Dog?: The How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs (and Dogs Meeting Kids)
Children encounter dogs wherever they go: in the park, on the sidewalk, at their friendsfor kids and parents alike.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 16th 2007
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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This book teaches kids how to approach dogs (and when not to approach them!). My son has become a bit wary of dogs lately, so this book was just right for him. It would also be perfect for kids who get a little too excited about them.
Now someone please give me a book that will help him treat our cat nicer. :)
Now someone please give me a book that will help him treat our cat nicer. :)
Read this non fiction book several times and I am getting a copy to read to children
and my grandchild. It really helps with kids fear of dogs and what to do when they
meet one they don't know. It was a winner in my book.
and my grandchild. It really helps with kids fear of dogs and what to do when they
meet one they don't know. It was a winner in my book.
Treasure
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A lovely children's picture book about how to meet and pet new dogs, and what to do if the dog is not nice. It is cute and informative, and I love that it features a dachshund!
I sure learned some things! Next time I'll know to hold my hand out to a friendly dog, fingers down.
A cute introductory book on how children should treat animals, particularly dogs.
A straightforward and to the point explanation for kids on how to approach and pet a dog. Explains the dos and don'ts and shows how different dogs may react in different ways to someone approaching and petting them. Also addresses dogs in cars and working dogs. The nuts and bolts of this book are very good, but the illustrations could have been a little better, and I didn't like the "hey, I'm the author and I'm going to make my dog a celebrity by putting him in this book" angle.
Three adorable dogs and plenty of vicarious petting cleverly disguise the delivery of essential, clearly stated instructions for dealing with dogs — friendly and otherwise. If only instruction manuals were all so thrilling.
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Although the book presents good, basic, helpful information for approaching (or not approaching) unknown dogs, there's a little too much information for most young readers. The main points are repeated sufficiently, but so much extra information crops up that it can be confusing.
As a dog owner, I really like this book. It is especially nice that it is told from the kid's perspective and that you are told how to do something, then shown how. Very good examples and ideas.
told from dog's point of view about how to approach and behave around dogs.
Cute but nothing special.
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