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A Dog Needs A Bone

by Audrey Wood · 2007

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Wood, Caldecott Honor recipient and bestselling author of THE NAPPING HOUSE, pens a humorous tale of a bone-obsessed pooch. As shown by GOOD BOY, FERGUS, simple dog books sell well with early readers.

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Follow the plight of this bone-obsessed, lovable mutt as she spends her day waiting, pleading, and plotting for a bone from her mistress. Readers will delight in the humor and irresistable charm of this incorrigible canine as she tries to stave off her desire until at last she gets her long-awaited bone.

Young readers will be drawn to the simple rhyming text and playful crayon illustrations of this bestselling author.

Genre
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Themes
dogsdogsMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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