Dog Story

by Kathy Henderson, Brita Granstrom (Illustrator)

Jo wants a dog more than anything else in the whole wide world, but her parents are horrified by the idea, and beg her to choose something else. So Jo gets a mouse, and a rabbit, and a cat, and a budgie bird, because, of course, they aren’t going to be nearly as much trouble as a dog—or are they? Then the new baby arrives! How will Jo’s dream ever come true now? A wonderfully rambunctious picture book that’s brimming with fun.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

About the author

Kathy Henderson is an artist, printmaker and illustrator, as well as an author. She has written many books for children of all ages including In the Middle of the Night, The Year in the City, Fearless Fitzroy and The Little Boat, which won the Kurt Maschler Award and was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. She has also illustrated a number of books herself including And the Good Brown Earth and The Storm which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and her collection of poems The Dragon with a Big Nose which was shortlisted for the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award 2014.

Reviews

[MelMon Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

All those no's, all that mess, all those extra pets, they should have just gotten the dog to start with.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been one of my favorite picture books ever since I first bought it for my older son when he was 2-1/2 - and now that he's nearly 6, he loves it more than ever. We both laugh and laugh every time we read it! Warm and lovely and hilarious.