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2nd out of 33 books
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Go, Dog. Go!
by
P.D. Eastman
Whether by foot, boat, car, or unicycle, P. D. Eastman's lovable dogs demonstrate the many ways one can travel. The new text emphasizes the concept element of the original while maintaining its rhythm and charm....more
Board Book, 24 pages
Published
July 8th 1997
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published March 12th 1961)
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Go Dog Go is an exciting tale about a dog on his journey through life. It encompasses all of the major obstacles we confront in our modern western society from his first period to a heart attack at thirty. Most of the text requires use of a dictionary however if you have an internet connection available then looking up the more obscure words becomes a snap. Overall, I found the overarching message of this masterpiece insightful and full of ethically sound judgments. I would without question reco...more
All of the plotlessness and pointlessness of One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish but none of the wild creativity or language play.
I mean, I know an easy reader needs to have simple language, but there are tons of books that manage that without being this insipid.
And why oh why does the female dog have to win the approval of the male dog by changing her hat, until they ride off into the sunset at the end when he finally likes her hat?
I could go on. I wouldn't even bother to comment on this, exce...more
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what a read - what a book. i'll try and finish it up this year.
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Dogs are everywhere doing all sorts of crazy things in this great beginning reader.
This was one of my son's favorites between the age of 2-3. There are two copies: 1) a truncated smaller version with less text; 2) the larger edition with extra text and scenes. He has both copies and likes them equally well. The illustrations are well done and busy enough to reward a youngster who invests time examining them. The interplay between the "rude dog" and "Hattie" over her choice of fashionable headwear is especially fun for children. You can pickup a copy used for next to nothing--I...more
I know this is a classic and all, but I had a hard time making it through this book. It's full of needless repetition, which makes it longer than it needs to be. What's more, the plot is a mess, leaping from event to event almost randomly at times.
I respect what the author is attempting to do here, thematically. Eastman is asking bold questions about how things are related to one another. Are we a green dog or a yellow one? Is it day or night? These are big questions, and they need to be asked....more
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Genre: Fantasy
Review: Children's Literature - Phyllis Kennemer
This 50th Anniversary Edition brings back a beloved beginning reader for another generation to enjoy. Beginning with a single word, "Dog" and gradually adding 74 additional words, the text encourages children to increase their reading vocabulary. There is no plot, but plenty of action, as dogs are shown driving cars, riding roller coasters, rowing boats, swimming, riding a Ferris wheel, playing baseball, and skiing. A yellow dog is cr...more
Review: Children's Literature - Phyllis Kennemer
This 50th Anniversary Edition brings back a beloved beginning reader for another generation to enjoy. Beginning with a single word, "Dog" and gradually adding 74 additional words, the text encourages children to increase their reading vocabulary. There is no plot, but plenty of action, as dogs are shown driving cars, riding roller coasters, rowing boats, swimming, riding a Ferris wheel, playing baseball, and skiing. A yellow dog is cr...more
Grade/interest level: Primary
Reading Level: Lexile, BR
Genre: Picture book
Main characters: Various dogs
Setting: There is not one set location; the dogs are all over the place
POV: Third person
This book follows the adventures of many different silly dogs as they climb trees, race cars, go skiing and many more! The book is written with very little text and more focus on the very vibrant, colorful pictures. The book is written in a way to help beginner and emergent readers learn and practice reading....more
Reading Level: Lexile, BR
Genre: Picture book
Main characters: Various dogs
Setting: There is not one set location; the dogs are all over the place
POV: Third person
This book follows the adventures of many different silly dogs as they climb trees, race cars, go skiing and many more! The book is written with very little text and more focus on the very vibrant, colorful pictures. The book is written in a way to help beginner and emergent readers learn and practice reading....more
This was a present from one of Mama's coworkers who thinks every child should have a copy of Go Dog Go. She's right. Not only is the book full of colors and prepositions, it is also full of dogs. Lots and lots of dogs driving cars, going to parties and wearing hats. "Do you like my hat?" "I do not like that hat." And yet, the dog who doesn't like the hat is always stealing the trimmings off of the other dog's hats. So confusing.
Every morning after I get dressed, I find my "Go Dogs" and Mama and...more
Every morning after I get dressed, I find my "Go Dogs" and Mama and...more
Aug 30, 2012
Hayden Drescher
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
my-bookshelf
Other than being the explanation for my huge love of dogs, this book is by far my favorite book of my childhood. This book is a simplified journey through life. On each page is a different scene of life. The times we work, how we play, meet new people, getting into hard times, looking for acceptance, and other parts of life everyone goes through. The book really catches the eye with all the colorful displays of dogs, the simple color filled environments, and day-to-day objects being interacted w...more
Simply brilliant, and brilliantly simple. I thought this book looked downright boring and never wanted to read it to my toddler - Who's attracted to illustrations like these when we have the lushly full-color illustrations of today's glossy children's books? But then I did finally read it to my son, and quickly discovered why it's a timeless classic. The short, funny sentences coupled with the simple illustrations help a toddler or preschooler quickly (within a few readings) memorize the whole t...more
Mar 07, 2012
Tracey Demario
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-literature
I read this book on an iPad after downloading it from my local public library. This well-known book by P.D. Eastman is written for beginning readers, but is suitable for reading to younger children as well (N,P). The book follows two main storylines, the first about a group of dogs in various places about town and the second about two specific dogs who meet, discuss hats and say good-bye. The illustrations are funny and the text is a great introduction to colors, size and spatial relationships...more
This is my all time favorite book to read to my kids, even down to the size of the book. It uses some tricky moves to get children to learn, and its an incredible story without being a story.
Why is one dog still wide awake with his big, white eyes when the rest are asleep? What is he thinking about? And is this the same dog who is asleep when it is time for the dogs to get up? And how about playing checkers on the boat while your buddy plays guitar? Dreamy. And the poor bird crossing the street...more
Why is one dog still wide awake with his big, white eyes when the rest are asleep? What is he thinking about? And is this the same dog who is asleep when it is time for the dogs to get up? And how about playing checkers on the boat while your buddy plays guitar? Dreamy. And the poor bird crossing the street...more
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Truly, nothing has capture the scope of emotion that encompasses Romance such as Go Dog. Go! Part tragedy, part romantic comedy this is a love story for the ages. With such memorable wit and dialog such as the belly laugh inducing "Do you like my hat?" and the heart wrenching reply, "No I do not." You will laugh and you'll cry. It's not all romance though, the book deftly weaves in several subplots which serve as complex metaphors for various political and philosophical debates. For example, the...more
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When I first met Erika, for some long forgotten reason and situation, someone said, "Do you like my hat?"
I answered: "No. I do not." There was an awkward pause and I added, "Good-bye. Good-bye again," with some totally bizarre, guttural, kiddie voice. It became a fun inside joke for Erika and me, but for the life of us, we couldn't remember where it came from. It sounded familiar; it didn't sound me-invented, but we couldn't place it.
Then we had babes, and I picked up a bunch of board books --...more
I answered: "No. I do not." There was an awkward pause and I added, "Good-bye. Good-bye again," with some totally bizarre, guttural, kiddie voice. It became a fun inside joke for Erika and me, but for the life of us, we couldn't remember where it came from. It sounded familiar; it didn't sound me-invented, but we couldn't place it.
Then we had babes, and I picked up a bunch of board books --...more
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Life lessons? Romance? Literary instruction? Go, Dog. Go! offers all this and more, wrapped up in one simply worded, warmly hued package. Using single-syllable words in rhythmic repetition, and introducing colors and prepositions, this Seuss-styled classic has been an early favorite of children since 1961. For those looking for deeper meaning in a beginning reader book, here you'll find nothing less than a microcosm of life. Green dogs, yellow dogs, big dogs, little dogs. Dogs who prefer cars, d...more
This book is really an early reader, it's not *intended* for children under that age, though of course it can function as a read-aloud for little-little ones. (Not always - my younger niece won't always sit through this one, it's a bit long!)
There are two running plots in the book, one about hats, and one about where the dogs are all ultimately going; these two plots meet marvelously at the end of the book. (For *months*, I couldn't go a day without having to re-enact "Do you like my hat? I do,...more
There are two running plots in the book, one about hats, and one about where the dogs are all ultimately going; these two plots meet marvelously at the end of the book. (For *months*, I couldn't go a day without having to re-enact "Do you like my hat? I do,...more
Feb 12, 2009
Claire S
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
kids, and those who love them
Recommended to Claire by:
The Seuss factor
Shelves:
ever-young,
fiction
My daughter and I loved this book.. coming from the paradigm of: must read book to child Every Night no matter what.. you know, as the years roll on, sometimes it's boring, often you're tired, and the books get extremely familiar, no matter how many you keep trying to buy (while staying within the budget, etc..).. It was applicable for a long time (even past it's age level, which was appreciated), and one of those where you have a whole -way- to read it, a bit of theater kinda.. and in this case...more
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My Dad read so many books to me, but this is one of the few that I remember. I still remember puzzling about what was so much better about the girl dog's hat at the end? I thought it was the ugliest hat she'd worn so far!
The illustrations of the dogs sleeping were very thought-provoking to me as well. I wondered why the one dog didn't have its eyes open. Was it sleeping with its eyes open, or staying awake all night? Why did it say,"they will sleep all night", when obviously at least one of the...more
The illustrations of the dogs sleeping were very thought-provoking to me as well. I wondered why the one dog didn't have its eyes open. Was it sleeping with its eyes open, or staying awake all night? Why did it say,"they will sleep all night", when obviously at least one of the...more
Jul 31, 2009
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-04-08
Go Dog Go is an easy reader portraying many kinds of dogs engaged in various activities. It introduces opposites and adjectives, as well as many human activities such as riding carnival rides, following traffic rules, sleeping, waking, working, and playing. These are all presented in brief scenes, with two main interwoven plots -- dogs driving to a dog party, and a male and female dog who become friends by the end of the story. The brief scenes make the book a good fit for toddlers with short at...more
I don't know how far back this "read" status can reach, but I sure have read this one. And, yes. I am giving this thing five stars. Why? It's awesome. I mean, really. When I was first learning to read I loved the ink offa this. The fun rhymes, the silly dogs, the bright colors-- I was mesmerized. The end was so satisfying, too. After all this banter about dogs being hot and cold and under things and over things, there's a huge two-page spread of a party, with dogs, ON TOP OF A TREE. I mean, igno...more
An action-packed, almost frenetic tale, written in crisp prose that pushes you along with the titular dog. There is an undercurrent of desperation in this tale that would seem to be leading somewhere profound. But at the end the author seems to give up. To what end, all this "going?" A dog party. Sort of like Bright Lights, Big City, but with more dogs.
When I first read this book, I can't say I was impressed. It doesn't rhyme or move forward as well as most Dr. Seuss type books. However, now that Morgan and I have read it together 2 or 3 more times I realize how well it teaches/reinforces concepts of over/under, up/down, colors, opposites, etc. It has grown on me. I will buy this for our collection!
Go Dog go, is a great story about many different dogs that drive cars to a big dog party on top of a tree. It features all kinds of different dogs such as red, blue, big and little. All of those dogs are riding bikes, scooters, skis or roller-skates to the party. There is a boy and a girl dog who keep meeting each other throughout the book. The story is very fun to read and is an easy read for young readers to read. The books detailed illustrations invite the reader to notice the significance of...more
Sep 20, 2007
Tess Anderson
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
all of humanity
i learned what opposites were. i learned that dogs have enormous parties atop trees. i learned that it is "hot out here in the sun" and that it is "not hot here under the house." and most of all, i loved that two page spread of all the dogs in the bed, and that one is lying there with those wide eyes! yeah, i like that dog.
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Jan 23, 2012
Amy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Amy by:
Lili
Shelves:
childrens
Go, Dog, Go is a little difficult for me to rate. My four year old nephew loves Go, Dog, Go. He thinks it's funny, he is entertained by the story, and it's right at his level of development. It's perfect for him, I'm sure he'd give it four stars if he knew what four stars meant.
My niece has fond memories of Go, Dog, Go from her pre-school and kindergarten days. She was ready to be fully entertained by this story tonight, but she's outgrown it, and I think she was wondering why she used to think...more
My niece has fond memories of Go, Dog, Go from her pre-school and kindergarten days. She was ready to be fully entertained by this story tonight, but she's outgrown it, and I think she was wondering why she used to think...more
What a terrible book! There is NO PLOT. And I don't mean that there's a very simple plot, as would suit a children's book, but there is ABSOLUTELY NO PLOT! There are no characters. There is no story. It's just a collection of ugly 1960s cartoons about dogs, with accompanying sentences. And the worst part is that my little brother loves it and makes me read it to him all the time. WHY?!?!?!?! I wouldn't at all mind if he wanted me to read something like Oh, the Places You'll Go! or Where the Wild...more
We all have this book memorized. One son wanted it read out loud every day, several times a day, for many months. It's colorful, fun, silly, and has great rhymes. It also teaches color and direction (like up, down, over, etc).
Another wonderful read-aloud, but excellent for beginning readers to use as well.
Another wonderful read-aloud, but excellent for beginning readers to use as well.
Go Dog Go teaches counting, colors, sizes, and directions. The different colored dogs play, swim, drive, and go to dog parties high up in the trees. There is also a girl dog who wears different hats, and each time she asks the boy dog if he likes it, he says no. At the end, she finally finds one that the other dog likes. When I was younger I loved this book because it was about dogs and they were my favorite animals. I thought it was funny that some of the dogs were red and blue and that they co...more
Let's just have this book represent not only all of the Dr. Suess-level books that were read throughout my earliest of childhood but also the dedication my father showed me, from the time I could open my eyes, going through flashcards with me, reading silly books like these with me, to the point where I knew each and every word by heart and wouldn't hesitate to call him out on a missed passage -- granted, it was simply becuase of the pictures and the repetition, not that I was reading -- so let'...more
Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator. As an author, he is known primarily as P. D. Eastman. A protégé of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Eastman wrote many books for children, in his own distinct style under the Dr. Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series.
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