Run, Dog!

Product Description

Wherever a bouncing red ball goes, a dog follows close behind, running, jumping, and wreaking delightful havoc in its wake! Turn the distinctive pages to discover what happens as the ball and the dog enter each new scene. Children and adults alike will be amused by this simple story featuring easy-to-learn action words. The fast pace and unique story arc—16 sequences that stand alone yet are all interconnected—give readers the fun, satisfying sense that they are propelling the action forward with every turn of the page!
• Age Range: 3 – 5 years
• Grade Level: Preschool – Kindergarten
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 11, 2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-1452127088

Editorial Review From Booklist
A pair of shorter flaps between full pages reveals the unfolding narrative surprises in this inventive picture book from the French Boyer. Beginning on a trampoline and bouncing off across a picnic table, through a park, into a zoo, and across a street, a red rubber ball leads an enthusiastic golden dog on a merry, mayhem-filled chase. Everything but the dog and the ball is portrayed in silhouette, with splashes of color and clever delineations of detail giving the shapes clear personalities and reactions, and every new series of images begins with a single command (“Catch!” “Run!” “Fetch!”). Along with the shorter pages revealing different levels of action, this gives a very straightforward story an intriguing visual complexity and will pull young readers eagerly from one page to the next. The dog and the ball, the story’s central visual elements, are composed of simple shapes, warmly inviting in their familiarity. A breezy adventure with highly engaging visuals that will make a winning read for young dog lovers. Preschool-Kindergarten. –Jesse Karp

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