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Bad Dog

By Mike Boldt

By Mike Boldt

By Mike Boldt

By Mike Boldt

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Hardcover $17.99

Nov 05, 2019 | ISBN 9781984847973 | 3-7 years

Ebook $10.99

Nov 05, 2019 | ISBN 9781984847997 | 3-7 years

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    About Bad Dog

    The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious 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.

    ★ Winner: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, 2021
    ★ Winner: North Carolina Children’s Book Award, 2022
    ★ Winner: Wyoming Library Association Buckaroo Award, 2021-22
    ★ Winner: Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, 2021
    ★ Winner: Sakura Medal, Japan, 2022
    ★ Nominee: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award, 2022

    About Bad Dog

    The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious 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.

    ★ Winner: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, 2021
    ★ Winner: North Carolina Children’s Book Award, 2022
    ★ Winner: Wyoming Library Association Buckaroo Award, 2021-22
    ★ Winner: Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, 2021
    ★ Winner: Sakura Medal, Japan, 2022
    ★ Nominee: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award, 2022

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    About Mike Boldt

    MIKE BOLDT is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Just Try One Bite by Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey. His numerous picture books include I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, Don’t Eat Bees, Bad Dog, and Find… More about Mike Boldt

    About Mike Boldt

    MIKE BOLDT is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Just Try One Bite by Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey. His numerous picture books include I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, Don’t Eat Bees, Bad Dog, and Find… More about Mike Boldt

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
    Nov 05, 2019 | 40 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9781984847973

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
    Nov 05, 2019 | 40 Pages | 3-7 years | ISBN 9781984847997
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    Praise

    ★ ”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

    “Boldt’s tale of a bad dog will have young audiences hollering (and giggling). . . . A funny little tale of pet love.”—Kirkus

    “it’s fun to be a spectator at this battle of wills.”—Publishers Weekly

    “Children will also love the contrast between the facial expressions of the girl and the cat and will enjoy watching the antics of both. . . . This clever story celebrates the differences between cats and dogs and the owners who love them.”—School Library Journal

    “Listeners are sure to laugh and ‘aww’ along as Rocky and her human grow to know and love each other.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

    Awards

    North Carolina Children’s Book Award WINNER 2022

    Wyoming Buckaroo Award WINNER 2021

    Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award NOMINEE 2021

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