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Dec 17, 2009

Kazbot rated it:

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...

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Feb 10, 2009

Miriam rated it:

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 More...

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Oct 13, 2008

Stein rated it:

what a read - what a book. i'll try and finish it up this year.

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Dec 10, 2008

Chase rated it:

My life's greatest lessons were learned from this book and Grandma Cathy. For those of you who don't know her, she was truly something special. Things worth remembering her...because of this book:

1. Her pickles
2. The weird organ she had in her house that every time we saw we would run in there and start pushing up and down the word lever type things.
3. The fake white Christmas Tree that we all loved
4. Big Wheels
5. Choppy
6. Back scratches
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Jan 08, 2008

Apple84 rated it:

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 fo More...

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Aug 31, 2011

Mark rated it:

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 cr More...

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Sep 28, 2010

Matthew rated it:

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 deb More...

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Dec 31, 2009

Brad rated it:

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 More...

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Oct 23, 2009

Rebecca rated it:

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...

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Nov 20, 2011

Beverly.reid rated it:

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 More...

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Feb 12, 2009

Claire rated it:

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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Aug 02, 2011

Jessica rated it:

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 obvious More...

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Jul 31, 2009

Shanna rated it:

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 shor More...

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Apr 14, 2011

Anna rated it:

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 More...

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Apr 13, 2008

Dashiell rated it:

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.

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Feb 11, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

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!

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Sep 20, 2007

Tess rated it:

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:

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 sh More...

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Jun 05, 2010

Michael rated it:

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 Things Are More...

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Jun 04, 2008

Heather rated it:

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.

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Jul 07, 2009

Ryan rated it:

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...

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Mar 15, 2008

Jessica rated it:

A classic!
--Do you like my hat?
--No, I do not.
--Good-bye again.
--Good-bye!
....
--And now, do you like my hat?
[do not want to have to put a spoiler alert! so I'll stop now]

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May 28, 2010

Aerin rated it:

I have it on good authority (from two usually reliable parental sources) that I lived for Go Dog Go when I was about three years old, demanding it be read (and reread) to me until I had the whole thing memorized.

By now, I've forgotten all but my two favorite parts (pictures of which I stole from the interwebs). This one:

(That yellow dog is clearly an ass; the hat is AWESOME.) And this one:

BEST. DOG TREE PARTY. EVER. More...

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Jul 23, 2008

Danny rated it:

This book tells a tale so tragic I can barely get through it. Its a real tear jerker. The way the big dog picks on the little dog; its the classic american story of survival!

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Jun 17, 2008

Jim rated it:

Mindblowing. A tour de force of dogs and rhyming. The first and last book I ever read. Why keep going when you've experienced it all? A true master.

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Oct 03, 2009

Jessica rated it:

Eastman, P.D. (1961). Go dog go. New York: Random House.
Summary:
This book is about dogs and they are doing all sorts of different activities. They are racing cars, playing sports, riding rollercoasters, and climbing a tree. This book is full of opposites and colors. It would be great for preschoolers and was one of my favorites when I was a preschooler. I remember having this book memorized and reading it all the time. I think it is good to use with that age group because it is si More...

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Sep 26, 2011

Rachelle rated it:

You can really feel right away that this book was written in the 60's, not just because of the style of the drawings, but because it has the wacky non-linear story quality of a Peter Sellers movie. You know how in those movies there will be a bunch of non-related scenes and then suddenly everyone is dancing at a party while wearing fez hats and the movie ends? That happens in this book. Big hedonistic dog party, end film. It's just joyous and silly and lots of fun. And it doesn't matter that Ham More...

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Jan 07, 2009

Amber rated it:

This is currently Bradley's book. We have been reading it every time he has to sleep for the past while (and some before that). For that reason Bradley has started memorizing it. (I love when they do that. I think it is so cute!) The thing that I really like about this book is that they have a picture for every thing the book says. He was reading/reciting it tonight and I was able to show him that we start at the top of the left page and work our way down and then go over to the right page and w More...

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Oct 10, 2011

Greg rated it:

When I was little, my cousin Barry had a little book case with a lot of Dr. Suess books in it. I loved visiting and reading them. Then one time I came back and they were gone.
Donald, my older cousin said Barry was up in the middle of the night. Donald asked Barry what he was doing. Barry didn't answer; instead he kept on peeing all over the books. Seems like he finished, went back to bed and didn't recall a single thing. I don't remember Barry ever having books again.
Now when I see More...

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Jan 09, 2012

Amy rated it:

Dogs in cars, dogs at stoplights, dogs on bicycles, dogs in boats, dogs playing baseball, dogs in hats, and finally a huge dog party on the top of a tree. This has been my brother's favorite book for years. I asked my brother why he loved the book so much and he said he just liked that dogs got to drive cars. Although it doesn’t really have a plot, it does teach opposites and colors, “The green dog is up. The yellow dog is down.”

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