How To Behave At A Dog Show

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 26, 2016

Review

This is a humorous tale about a dog named Rexie. His master and mistress, brother and sister Charles and Julia,decide to enter him in a dog show sponsored by Sloppy Kisses Dog Food; You'll get lots of kisses when Sloppy's in their dishes." Rexie is not enthusiastic and is not truly a prospective award-winning canine. The kids have one heck of a time bathing Rexie, there is an issue with hair dye and a skunk, and teaching him commands is quite out of the question. Whatever will happen on the big day. In the end, the kids decide that Rexie is an award-winning dog, even if in their eyes only. The illustrations are appealing with lots of pastel shades throughout and quite a bit of white space on each page. The text, however, is a big small. Perhaps the font should have been bigger. All in all, a good choice for those on the upper end of the targeted age group, perhaps 6 - 8 year olds.

Overall Book Score: very good