Bad Dog

The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier In this hilarious new story from the illustrator of I Don't Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead

"Look what I got for my birthday A pet dog " says a little girl holding a . . . cat? Rocky doesn't listen or obey like all the other dogs. (Because Rocky is a cat.) And Rocky hates her leash and doesn't seem to like other dogs. (Probably because Rocky is a cat.) And rather than play fetch, Rocky prefers to . . . lick between her toes? Ew. Rocky is a bad "dog" BUT Rocky doesn't bark, and is so cute when she sleeps in sunny spots. Maybe Rocky IS a good dog? (Or, you know, maybe Rocky is a cat.)

Cat lovers and dog lovers alike will howl with laughter at this little girl's willful insistence that her cat is a dog. The hilarious ways in which cats and dogs are different are brilliantly illuminated with each turn of the page and will leave young readers and their grown-ups giggling.

★ "Youngsters, especially those with a pet of one kind or another of their own at home, will delight in this case of mistaken identity."--Booklist, starred review

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/05/2019
ISBN: 9781984847973
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019 pg. 154
Publishers Weekly 08/26/2019
Booklist 11/15/2019 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2019
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 54

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 508309 / Bad Dog
Reading Level: 1.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5