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What Dogs Want for Christmas
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Using witty poems and winsome illustrations, What Dogs Want for Christmas lets our four-footed friends speak for themselves. And what does Man's Best Friend have on his holiday list?
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Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
October 30th 2008
by Sleeping Bear Press
(first published September 3rd 2008)
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Lift up your hand high in the sky if you’d like a smooch from a pooch. If it is a pooch with a porpoise, count us in!Students been really inspired by names of these round hounds for the past few days. The book is a quick read and it’s super duper cute.
A sweet and wonderful Christmas book about presents for our 4-legged members of our family.
The illustrations, featuring realistic depictions of canines in winsome poses, are a highlight. Young dog lovers will have fun identifying different breeds and reading the letters each pooch has written to Santa.
Although, I was a little weirded out by the pup who wanted mittens made from the hair of kittens. Apparently, the text has been changed in the version I read, because another reader made reference to the letter wishing for "something that used to purr." (Does that mean the dog wants a d ...more
Although, I was a little weirded out by the pup who wanted mittens made from the hair of kittens. Apparently, the text has been changed in the version I read, because another reader made reference to the letter wishing for "something that used to purr." (Does that mean the dog wants a d ...more
This book is BEAUTIFUL! I will definitely buy this one for my home library for my daughter.
Nov 20, 2019
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Lovely rhyming and great illustrations.
A sweet and wonderful Christmas book about presents for our 4-legged members of our family.
Wonderful canine illustrations combined with rhyming letters to Santa.
Cute.
My daughter LOVES dogs, which was the reason I picked up this book. This book is in the form of letters. Each breed of dog writes a letter to Santa about what they want for Christmas. This would be a great book for kindergartners because several of the letters are ambiguous and describe it. You could ask your child what they think the dog is actually asking for. Some of the illustrations help young readers to deduce the information. My daughter is only 2, so I just told her.
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Ever thought about what your favorite four-legged friend would want for Christmas? Radzainski looks into the hearts of man’s best friend for a sweet story about the simple things that dogs love. If you are a dog lover, go ahead and check out What Dogs Want For Christmas, because it is sure to be a new Christmas favorite!
This is very cute with great illustrations. The words/story I felt was a little lacking though. They were little poem letters to Santa but it was missing something. The best page was the last one where the little dog was asking for a home.
Short, rhyming letters to Santa written by dogs. The illustrations are lovely and the letters are short and sweet. Perfect for dog-loving preschoolers excited about Christmas.
Cute.
Cute pictures.
Cute pictures.
Sep 12, 2015
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Read dis one with Momma at Christmas. Is very accurate on what dachshund wants.
I read this whimsical book to my 5 yr old (soon to be 6) and we both enjoyed it. It also has really good artwork, illustrations of cute dog breeds.
adorable!
My Corgi, Smarty Boy Baxter, is featured in this book, so this is just a shameless plug for him.
It's pretty saccharine. But the dog illustrations are gorgeous. And there's a cat version as well, so I'll give her credit where credit is due :}
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Who could resist these adorable dogs with their letters to Santa? Best part: Wonderful dog pictures. Ages 4-10.
This is so wonderful!!! I loved it.
This books combines my two favorite things: Dogs and Christmas. How could this book be anything but amazing?
Very realistic illustrations of the dogs, as the illustrator put in every hair on their furry little bodies.
I think young kids will like the pictures in this book.
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