Shaggy, Waggy Dogs

by Stephanie Calmenson, Justin Sutcliffe (Illustrations)

This lively picture book invites young readers to go on a dog walk. The playful, expressive photographs show all kinds of dogs-shaggy, waggy, tailless, hairless; hunting dogs, digging dogs, playing dogs. The pictures and the spirited verse reveal the personalities of thirty different breeds, both the familiar and the unusual-from the gigantic Great Dane to the tiny Yorkshire Terrier, the furry Old English Sheepdog and wrinkly Shar-Pei. Dog lovers will enjoy spotting their favorites and being surprised by the unfamiliar. And for anyone trying to choose a purebred or mixed dog as a pet, an author's note offers sound advice. Index of breeds.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Stephanie Calmenson's many popular titles include concept books, funny school stories, poetry collections, books about dogs and, with Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole, anthologies and beginning reader chapter books.

Stephanie's books have been called "marvelous" (PW), "lyrical" (SLJ), "hilarious" (SLJ), "sweet, funny, and right on the mark" (Booklist).

Before turning to writing, Stephanie was a teacher, a children's book editor, and Editorial Director of Parents Magazine's Read-Aloud Book Club.

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Reviews

[Jake]

This is the cutest poetry book! Mom says some of the poems are kind of a stretch (meter or rhyme doesn't make complete sense) but the pictures are cute and the poems are nice and short to hold a kiddo's attention.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was mine, my sister's and brother's favorite book growing up. We kept it in the car so we could read it when we went somewhere. We loved the pictures and easy little poems that went with them.