Murphy Meets the Treadmill

By Harriet Ziefert

Murphy is a simple dog with simple pleasures. He's happy just to lie on the porch and watch the people go by, especially if they have treats for him to eat All those treats add up, though, and even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618113576
• ISBN13: 9780618113576
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Dog's eye view of the world

I just had to respond to the reader who panned this book: do you own a dog? This is a VERY funny book! And well done. Murphy, like many dogs and their humans had gotten into the habit of too many calories and too little exercise. To view the storyline as a case of "society's...reverence of appearance above all else" and to equate Cheryl's conduct with "humilia[ion] by forced exercise or dieting" is a major case of the reader projecting HER issues on Murphy! He's a dog: he lives to eat, sleep AND please his alpha dog, Cheryl. And Cheryl, like any good alpha dog (or parent, for that matter) is using positive discipline and proactive behavior to mold her protege into the best--and healthiest--dog he can be. My kids love this book! And they don't see the negative messages that the CA reader does; they see a funny story about an owner's creative way to help her dog get healthier.