Reviews for Dog's ABC : a silly story about the alphabet
Publishers Weekly
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The spunky canine from Dog's Colorful Day returns in Dog's ABC: A Silly Story About the Alphabet by Emma Dodd. In the beginning, "An apple falls on his head/ Dog barks, and a bird flies/ out of the apple tree." The words "apple" and "bird" appear in opposite corners of the spread, next to their upper- and lowercase initial letters. ( Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Ages 3-6. Cleverly manipulating Dog's day so that his canine adventures progress through the letters of the alphabet, Dodd offers a comic primer for pre-and primary-schoolers. Dog's chunky white canine shape is contained within thick black lines that also capture his few but endearingly expressive features. As Dog romps across the clean sweeps of bold color on the pages, he is stung on the nose by an insect (I), which causes him to jump (J). Thinking food will make him feel better, he heads for the kitchen (K) on his little legs (L) to eat his meal (M) and take his mind off his sore nose (N). Such is the logical way the text, printed in display type of varying sizes, records Dog's actions and reactions and reinforces the letters of the alphabet. Much deliberate thought and humor underlie this deceptively simple, totally winning presentation. --Ellen Mandel
Horn Book
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Happy-go-lucky Dog has a series of domestic adventures that lead him through the alphabet. One or more words beginning with the featured letter are woven into the text; readers needing assistance can find the key words at the bottom of each page. Bright, bold, digitally colored illustrations are well suited to the topic and age level. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus
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This color-shot ABC stars a rambunctious dog that resembles a meatloaf, though he is infinitely more appealing. Dodd's pooch from Dog's Colorful Day (2001) is back, this time on a romp through the alphabet. She frames this excursion through the letters as a story, with Dog noodling from one minor adventure to another. An apple falls out of a tree and bonks Dog on the head. At the same time a bird flies out of the tree and a cat stalks after it. Dog chases away the cat and the bird returns to her eggs, and so on. The story is written in bold black letters, with one specific word spelled out on the bottom of the page next to the upper and lower case of each letter. The narrative often has more than one word starting with the letter under scrutiny, so young listeners can identify appropriate words other than just the one that is singled out. Great fields of color and energetic scenes keep eyes highly entertained as the lesson goes down. Just before he goes to sleep, Dog thinks of all the things he's learned and they are spread across two pages along with their letters. Finally, curled up in his basket, his zzzzz's finish his day. In Dog, children will find a kindred soul, one who gets hungry and tired and stung by a bee but mostly keeps an eye skinned for fun. (Picture book. 2-5)
