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The Trick Series #3
Disappearing Dog Trick
A magic potion mixed with his chemistry set enables Kerby and his friend to locate Kerby's missing dog.
- GenresChildrens
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First published January 1, 1961
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Scott Corbett
89 books28 followersScott Corbett (July 27, 1913 – March 6, 2006) was an American novelist and educator. He wrote five adult novels, the first published in 1950, and then began writing books for children. He retired from teaching in 1965 to write full-time. His best known book is The Lemonade Trick, a children's novel.
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June 10, 2019
The book is about two boys that plan to camp out together one night, but before they do, their dog, Waldo, runs away. And it's up to them to catch him before the city's dog catcher does! With the aid of an old lady (who the boys guess is a witch) and her magical chemistry set, the boys discover where Waldo is and set off to rescue him. It's an evening of one event after another before a successful rescue is made.
Although it's never outright said, the boys are pretty sure Mrs. Graymalkin is a witch. Which disturbs them a little, for after all, magic doesn't exist. Magic is superstitious, after all, and one must think logically, reasonably, and scientifically about thinks. So when Mrs. Graymalkin offers them a "reasonable" explanation of her knowledge about their night's events, they are relieved to know that they didn't lose their "old faith in science."
Cleanliness: Gosh, Gee, Golly and the like are used throughout the book. There is a witch and a chemistry set with some magical abilities; like a beaker that shows you where someone is and what they're doing. Two boys don't tell their parents what happened to them one night.
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Although it's never outright said, the boys are pretty sure Mrs. Graymalkin is a witch. Which disturbs them a little, for after all, magic doesn't exist. Magic is superstitious, after all, and one must think logically, reasonably, and scientifically about thinks. So when Mrs. Graymalkin offers them a "reasonable" explanation of her knowledge about their night's events, they are relieved to know that they didn't lose their "old faith in science."
Cleanliness: Gosh, Gee, Golly and the like are used throughout the book. There is a witch and a chemistry set with some magical abilities; like a beaker that shows you where someone is and what they're doing. Two boys don't tell their parents what happened to them one night.
**Like my reviews? I also have hundreds of detailed reports that I offer too. These reports give a complete break-down of everything in the book, so you'll know just how clean it is or isn't. I also have Clean Guides (downloadable PDFs) which enable you to clean up your book before reading it!
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April 3, 2024
How lovely that nowadays it's fairly easy to get one's hands on almost everything one wants to read. knowing this, I was determined to revisit Scott Corbett's oeuvre, as he was a childhood favourite. Unfortunately, not yet being out of copyright, but not being so famous as to be continuously reprinted, his works were a little trickier to obtain than I might have thought. So I ordered this book through my university's interlibrary loan program, and ta da! And it's a nice quick read that I did over the lunch hour.
It's just as delightful a book as the others I remember from the series. This is the book where the family dog escapes from home, so the stakes are high as they race to get him back. As usual in the trick series, Mrs Graymalkin and her mysterious chemistry set precipitate the plot. It's hard not to be slightly nostalgic for the days where a loose dog didn't mean immediate death by car accident, where children might think a night in a tent outside was the acme of excitement (I know I did), that pre-internet, pre-smart phone time of yore. (I don't miss that era's casual racism or sexism or homophobia, but none of that's here).
Oh, and some sweet illustrations by Paul Galdone (he's no N.M. Bodecker, but not many are).
(Note: I'm a writer, so I suffer when I offer fewer than five stars. But these aren't ratings of quality, they're a subjective account of how much I liked the book: 5* = an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish, 4* = really enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)
It's just as delightful a book as the others I remember from the series. This is the book where the family dog escapes from home, so the stakes are high as they race to get him back. As usual in the trick series, Mrs Graymalkin and her mysterious chemistry set precipitate the plot. It's hard not to be slightly nostalgic for the days where a loose dog didn't mean immediate death by car accident, where children might think a night in a tent outside was the acme of excitement (I know I did), that pre-internet, pre-smart phone time of yore. (I don't miss that era's casual racism or sexism or homophobia, but none of that's here).
Oh, and some sweet illustrations by Paul Galdone (he's no N.M. Bodecker, but not many are).
(Note: I'm a writer, so I suffer when I offer fewer than five stars. But these aren't ratings of quality, they're a subjective account of how much I liked the book: 5* = an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish, 4* = really enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)
October 29, 2017
Another read from the boys in the intermediate classroom.
Two boys plan a night out in their clubhouse (and weenie roast!) while their parents are out (sanctioned by the parents, of course). Meanwhile, one boy's dog escapes before the boys are able to get his new collar and tag onto him which leads the boys on a wild goose chase trying to capture their dog before he is picked up by the dog catcher. They are aided by a mysterious neighbor lady and her old chemistry set.
Not a bad read. The boys were engaged.
Two boys plan a night out in their clubhouse (and weenie roast!) while their parents are out (sanctioned by the parents, of course). Meanwhile, one boy's dog escapes before the boys are able to get his new collar and tag onto him which leads the boys on a wild goose chase trying to capture their dog before he is picked up by the dog catcher. They are aided by a mysterious neighbor lady and her old chemistry set.
Not a bad read. The boys were engaged.
August 17, 2023
Another adventure with Kirby, Fenton, Waldo, and Mrs. Graymalkin. We hadn't read one of these in over a year so it was good to be back with beloved characters. Not one of the best of the series but better than others. This one was especially reminiscent of Henry Huggins.
November 10, 2023
I loved this series of books when I was a kid! In this one, Kerby's dog Waldo runs away, and Kerby and Fenton use the "Feats O' Magic" chemistry set to find him!
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June 12, 2009The disappearing dog trick by Scott Corbett (1963)
July 6, 2012
a dog named waldo was running away but kerby and fenton were following him.then they found him and rescued him from the dog catcher.Auryn 8yo
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November 26, 2012
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