The Greedy Dog

Usborne First Reading Level 1

by Alex Frith (Retold by), Aesop, Francesca di Chiara (Illustrator)

A lively retelling of the classic Aesop fable, where greedy Dog is fooled by his own reflection. Specially written for children just beginning to read, with fun puzzles to complete after the story.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

Published September 3, 2024

About the author

Alex Frith has been a children's non-fiction author since 2005. Working exclusively for Usborne Publishing, he has written over 50 books covering almost any subject you can think of, from the origins of the Universe to the meaning behind world religions, from extinct animals to prototype AIs, and from Japanese legends to Norse mythology. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young's People's Book Prize: See Inside Inventions (2012), and 100 Things to Know About Space (2017).

Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.

Reviews

[Yuniar Ardhist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story. We can learn that we can not be greedy people, because it's not a good manner.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun

[Aribk0169 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

[🎲🎧❤️CHanCE💔🎼🎲 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dog was hungry so she went to the market she saw a bone.so she stool it she saw a reflection she barked at her reflection and dropped her bone in the water

[Risca · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute, the story is simple but my son really loves it😍

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Noah really engaged with this one, talking through the pictures, working out the moral and suggesting alternatives for the pooch.

[Capn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rippling river and a mill pond are different things. You needed a mill pond for this story. Even the illustrator worked that out. Huh.
Meh.

[zhanghao · Rating 5 out of 5]

A silly yet adorable puppy

[Hollie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book ends with a very good moral that should be spoken about in the classroom.

[Emily Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good and funny because the dog thought it was another dog but it was actually himself!

[Bionic · Rating 4 out of 5]

"His bone fell in the water because he thinks his reflection is another dog. He growled at him." -Isaac, age 4