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I'm sorry, I hate to disagree with everyone, but I really didn't like this book. The writing was so annoying, I almost didn't even finish it. I can see where it was supposed to be funny but in the end it was just all-around boring to me. I had to plod through every page. To be fair I think I should mention that I did laugh (inside) twice. My main thought while reading was "Just say it already!" Some of the ramblings didn't even make sense, which sort of ruined it for me. I know. It's what the au
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I read the audio version of this book. I had to make myself finish this book. Mr. and Mrs. Puddle who could never agree on anything became annoying to me. I did enjoy the alternate viewpoints of the dogs, Little Sally and Big Sally. I believe there will be an audience problem with this book. It's 200 pages, but seems more suited to the interests of primary age students. The tongue in cheek humor works much better in The Willoughbys than it does here.
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Wonky and delightful. This book is full of crazy, over-the-top characters and fun word play. It reminds me so much of...something...but I can't remember what!
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This is a fairly amusing book--I especially liked the dogs' point of
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For 1st - 3rd graders
I found this book to be a bit too confusing to be funny. The characters spent most of the book agreeing to disagree to form any kind of attachment to them. The two dogs, both named Sally, were the only characters whom really showed much personality.
I was not impressed with The Problem with the Puddles. It is not Newbery material. I thought it had too much dialogue and it felt very frenetic.
It was charming, but it needed some focus.
Jul 28, 2009
Lisa
marked it as to-read
Aug 22, 2009
Laurie
marked it as to-read
Dec 10, 2009
Kimberley Little
marked it as to-read
