Rover

By Michael Rosen

Book Overview

Relates the adventures of a dog and his pet girl, whom he calls Rover, featuring a trip to "an enormous sandpit" where Rover wanders away toward the sea and the dog sets out to find her. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385326777
• ISBN13: 9780385326773
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 0.5" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

HIGH larious!!

despite one reviewer complaining about the dog describing two ppl kissing as "trying to eat each other," (which i myself would have edited out) this book is SO funny and clever and readable that i gave it max stars. after all, it is SOOOOOOOO mind-numbing to read boring, awkwardly worded, or overly sweet books to the kids, isn't it? books that have a heavy handed "moral" or lesson, or ones that don't quite rhyme...or are just plain boring. this book is a quick and easy read, and at one point (i won't give it away) i started laughing and couldn't stop. that face-cracking kind of laughing where you almost can't breathe. i fully acknowledge that it's prob not as funny to everyone, but it was so cute and just struck me--maybe cos i have a dog...?? in any case, highly recc for kids AND adults. the best kids media is entertaining to children AND has something for the parents also. and you're the one with the credit card anyways, no!? :)

Hilarious

This is such a cute book - it had the entire family laughing out loud. Viewing the world through a dog's eyes makes for great fun! Recommended for anyone ages 4 and up!

Funny and Thoughtful - even the people "eating each other"

First of the, the person who was upset about the kissing people who were "trying to eat each other" needs to loosen up. I'm a first grade teacher, and when I read this book to my kids they LOVE it. They think that's one of the funniest parts of the book, and they understand why it might seem to a dog that kissing people look like they're eating each other. If you don't think children can grasp that simple concept, you are underestimating them. And if you are worried about the "sexual innuendo" (that could only be created by the mind of an adult), well, maybe you need to find a new way to explain things to your children. We've never had a single complaint from anyone (child or parent), and many children choose this book to take home as reading material. This is a great book, and is wonderful to use for writer's workshop, as it gives children ideas about how to write from a point of view that is not their own. After reading this book, we've had many wonderful stories - written from the point of view of a toaster, a dandelion, an insect, etc.Creative, thoughtful, and wonderfully illustrated - this is one of my all-time favorites.

Clever and funny book!

This is one of the cutest books I've ever read. I haven't had this much fun since I read "The Stinky Cheese Man." I read this one out to my family and we all laughed hysterically. My boyfriend's 9 year old son, 9 year old nephew, and 14 year old niece loved this book, too.Human behavior from the point of view of the family dog is original and refreshing. The honesty of this clever point of view is also delightful especially if you're willing to have a sense of humor. Don't expect the observant dog's point of view to be stifled with boring editing...trying to be politically correct wipes out the sense of humor and the ability for humans to laugh at themselves.Animal lovers (like myself) will enjoy and appreciate this book. However, my older sister who isn't an animal lover enjoyed this book as much as I did.