Where Is My Nose?

by Lucas Zanotto

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Pets, Humor, Childrens, Dogs

32 pages, Hardcover

Published March 26, 2024

About the author

Lucas Zanotto is the founder of the children’s app company YATATOY and a designer, animator and director based in Helsinki.

Reviews

[Payam Ebrahimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

ایده‌ی جذاب، پرداخت خوب و پایان‌بندی متفاوت از کلیشه‌های رایج ادبیات کودک.

[Jay Gabler · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a whimsical anticlimax of an ending!

[Briana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need a sequel.

[el_paraiso_en_letras Fani. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este cuento está dedicado a nuestro mejor amigo, el perro.
En él encontraremos la aventura de un perro que una mañana se levanta sin su hocico y decide emprender un viaje buscándolo.
En este camino encontrará cosas maravillosas que si no hubiera perdido su hocico nunca hubiera visto.
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Este libro nos trae una historia entrañable donde aprenderemos a quitar importancia a ciertas cosas y emprender un camino de descubrimiento, disfrutando del momento y cambiando el destino.
La edición por dentro me ha parecido super especial con las páginas en diferentes formatos dibujándole al perro un hocico diferente en cada nueva aventura.
Sin duda un libro que encantará a los más peques.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a ridiculous story. Dog has lost their nose (perhaps Dad Dog snagged it), and goes on a quest to find it. Using flaps to show all the possible noses that Dog finds along the way, Dog discovers many interesting places. In the end, though, the nose is nowhere to be found.

I loved the ambiguous ending. Our intrepid dog does not ever find the nose, at least not yet. But the ending did not leave me feel disappointed, but instead there was this philosophical feeling of acceptance. Even though the nose was not found, there were other valuable things found along the way.

[Cara Byrne · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The dog realized how far he had come while he looked for his nose. He remembered all the wonderful things he encountered. He thought of the beautiful clouds and stars, the fish and cactus and this beautiful tree. The dog wondered what more he could discover, in this big world."

A fun read! My kids enjoyed guessing where the dog's new nose came from.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

This title sets up lots of anticipation as the dog searches for the end of his nose. Title is a spin off of the old tease with young children of “I’ve got your nose”. The illustrations outshine the text as one ties the page and sees something than the end of the dog’s nose.
Author/illustrator is from Italy and now lives in Finland.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

A dog without a nose finds various options with the half-pages in this story which open to reveal different things that are definitely not noses. The ending is open-ended though--will this poor dog ever find their nose?!!!

[Beau Manglass · Rating 3 out of 5]

We read this in English but for some reason the English edition isn't on goodreads.

[Y.Poston]

interesting take on gotchya nose trope
for children

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

I want to really like this - in theory it should work for storytime - but the lack of a resolution, and the weirdness of the end of the dog's snout just being a rectangle makes me hesitate.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a quirky, unusual book. And that is exactly what this is.

[K · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is upsetting to me because he NEVER found his nose!

[Kristine & Cassie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 year old loved it

[Varin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Letter W storytime.

A dog searches for his nose and discovers similar shapes that fit the profile of his nose.

[Gabrielle Stoller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audrey finds this book hilarious. It doesn't end in a traditional sense but all the objects that could be a nose is one for frivolity

[Syntha Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is this the best picture book out there? No, but it is absurd and good for a laugh

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

SPOILER




I hate it that he doesn’t find his nose before the book ends.