Figment, Your Dog, Speaking

By Laura Hawkins

Book Overview

A talking dog with a knack for changing people's lives helps fourth grader Marcella deal with her tendency to tell wild stories to get attention. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395570328
• ISBN13: 9780395570326
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Figment, Your Dog, Speaking

This is one of the best books that I have ever read- and by read I mean about twentyseven times. You might expect it to be totally silly and unmeaningful but it totally is. It teaches the reader about selflessness and love, and it was the first book that made me cry. Up until that point in my life, I had never thought of books as a personal thing, and the ending just hit me like- wham! I would recommend this book to all age levels, as everyone can use a lesson about imagination and what it means to have a best friend and really care about someone, even if that someone does happen to be a pet and especially when that someone happens to be a pet. This book has lessons about bullying, fitting in, tellking stories, caring for you fellow man, prejudice- everything. I love this book- five stars!

Cute book

This book is an adorable book! I highly recommend this book. I read it a while ago when I was on a car trip. My mom read it out loud and every one in my family enjoyed it.