What Mary Jo Wanted

by Janice May Udry

When she gets a puppy, a little girl takes the responsibility of training him.

Genres: Picture Books, Classics, Childrens

40 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Janice May Udry is an American author. She was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first book, A Tree is Nice, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Marc Simont's illustrations. Her papers are held at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Reviews

[Sheila Welch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one I used to check out of the library over and over to read to our two (at the time) children. It was one of few with Black main characters and had a totally charming plot and wonderful illustrations. We also read What Mary Jo Shared, which was fun, too, but the story with a puppy was my kids' favorite.

[Debby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mary Jo teases her parents until they finally let her get a dog, and then she has problems training it. Good story, but ends rather abruptly.