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  • Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers

Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers

Illustrator
Joe Mathieu
Publication Date
September 01, 1996
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  K − 1st
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers

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Description
This lively laugh-along text explores the many ways in which you and I differ from our furry, feathery and finny friends. The hilarious illustrations bring all the unlikely creatures to life in this book that challenges the reader to dream up more characters for this delightful menagerie. Full-color illustrations.
Publication date
September 01, 1996
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689808746
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV002000 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Imagination
Stories in rhyme

Publishers Weekly

"Mathieu's exuberant art sets off Numeroff's neatly veiled silliness" in this "antithesis of a nonsense rhyme--a verse that derives its kid-appeal by its apparent sensibleness," said PW. Ages 4-7. (Sept.)

School Library Journal

PreS-K-A jaunty, rhymed text provides a litany of unlikely scenarios- sheep in the shower, hens in the swimming pool-some of which work better than others. It's Mathieu's wacky and inventive illustrations that really carry the show. His expressive animals lift weights, dangle off diving boards, and cavort in a variety of crazy outfits. Kids will enjoy the silliness, even if the book isn't as much fun as John Cameron's If Mice Could Fly (Atheneum, 1979; o.p.). Teachers will appreciate the final page, which invites readers to "tell me what you see," making the title a spirited springboard for creative activities. Useful, but not especially memorable.- Lori A. Janick, Parkwood Elementary School, Pasadena, TX

Publishers Weekly

Despite the catchy canine title, Numeroff and Mathieu's picture book is not about Man's Best Friends. Rather, the author and illustrator work together to pull off what could be the antithesis of a nonsense rhyme--a verse that derives its kid-appeal by its apparent sensibleness. But as the text intones various truths ("Dogs don't wear sneakers / And pigs don't wear hats / And dresses look silly / On Siamese cats), the illustrations serve up irreverent contradictions: a pack of well-shod pooches prances its way through a "Dog Days Marathon"; the aforesaid pigs and cats don lavish costumes for a production of "The Pigs of Penzance." One particularly frolicsome scene ("Fish don't eat bagels") shows a pair of hatted fish perched on stools at an underwater diner, one in the process of "schmearing" his bagel. Mathieu's exuberant art sets off Numeroff's neatly veiled silliness. Good goofy fun. Ages 3-6. (Aug.)
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