Harry the Dirty Dog

by Gene Zion (Author) Margaret Bloy Graham (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Don't miss Harry the Dirty Dog! This funny picture book about the strong-willed dog who really doesn't want a bath stands the test of time.

Harry is a white dog with black spots who absolutely, positively hates to take a bath. After a day of adventure, Harry gets so dirty that he no longer looks like a white dog with black spots. Now he looks like a black dog with white spots!

Harry the Dirty Dog has become a classic, entertaining young readers for decades. Perfect for young fans of dogs...especially ones who also don't always want a bath!

For more fun with Harry the Dirty Dog, don't miss No Roses for Harry! and Harry and the Lady Next Door. As Children's Books and Their Creators said about all three books: "There is a droll, seemingly effortless union of art and text in the Harry stories, a delicious mastery of everyday foolishness."

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Publishers Weekly

Children's NOTES Good Reads, Reissued This summer, old and new favorites get a second run. Originally published in 1956, Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham, chronicles the messy adventures of a runaway canine and his transformation "from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots." Despite his showboating, his family doesn't recognize him until he's scrubbed clean. In this reissued edition, Graham has added splashes of color to some of her original pictures. ( June) Copyright 2002 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

Review quotes

"Another funny bone tickling charmer by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham that will make youngsters and their parents giggle.""— The Kirkus Reviews""Harry is sure to be loved; especially by those pre-school children to whomdirt is an ever-delightful thing.""— The New York Times"
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060842444
Lexile Measure
520
Guided Reading Level
J
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
January 20, 2006
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV002190 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
Library of Congress categories
Dogs
Cleanliness

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