Shoe Dog - Hardcover

McDonald, Megan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416979328 ISBN 13: 9781416979326

Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 2014

Synopsis

Shoe Dog loves to chew...well, shoes! But when his choice of chewables leads to trouble, a feline friend has a purr-fect solution.

Shoe Dog likes to chew. And chew and chew. But he doesn’t chew a boring old bone. Not a squeaky old toy. Not a smelly old sock. Nope. Shoe Dogs chews...well, take a guess!

Chewing shoes poses a problem, however, and Shoe Dog needs help to solve it. Good thing there’s...Shoe Cat!

With illustrations so lively that Shoe Dog nearly scurries off the page, this is an irresistibly adorable read-aloud ideal for pet owners and animal lovers alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Megan McDonald, beloved author of the Judy Moody books, is also a gifted storyteller. She is the author of When the Library Lights Go Out, illustrated by Katherine Tillotson; The Hinky-Pink, illustrated by Brian Floca; and the now-classic Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, illustrated by S.D. Schindler. She lives in Sebastopol, California.

Katherine Tillotson is the illustrator of several children’s books, including All Ears, All Eyes; All the Water in the World; Shoe Dog; and It’s Picture Day Today!. Ms. Tillotson lives in San Francisco with her husband. Visit her at KatherineTillotson.com.

From Booklist:

Dog is excited when the lady chooses him from an animal shelter. At last he can graduate to “a place full of hundreds of nose kisses, dozens of tummy rubs.” But a problem asserts itself: Dog likes to chew shoes—in fact, “five high heels, four flip-flops, three sneakers, two boots, one wing tip” in a single day. The lady buys more; they get eaten. More; eaten. The otherwise lovable mutt—now dubbed “Shoe Dog”—simply cannot restrain himself, regardless of his degraded living conditions (now he’s in the basement “with only a mop for a friend”). The lady solves the problem by bringing home slippers that look like cats. Shoe Dog, meet Shoe Cat! McDonald’s lively word choices inject plenty of life into the repetitive storyline, and Tillotson’s crayon, charcoal, and digital illustrations give it a goofy spark, depicting Shoe Dog as a zig-zag pattern that looks drawn from a single, thick line. This cool canine creation cavorts through an Escher-like home abstracted into furniture floating amid white space. Simple to relate to and easy to love. Preschool-Grade 1. --Daniel Kraus

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1416979328
• ISBN 13: 9781416979326
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Tillotson Katherine