Book Overview
Dog frets! He's not the sort of pet you feed and wash and then forget. Dog needs love as well as care, he needs a friend, he wants to share! When no one wants to play, Dog digs! This brings a 'hole' hilarious world of trouble into his own backyard! A rattling paced adventure in rollicking rhyme, aimed at 4 to 8 year olds, it celebrates the family pet in a city or suburban setting. THEMES: pets, dogs, pet care, friendship, mateship, loneliness, stories in verse, North Pole, polar bear, huskies, ball games, exercise, stories in rhyme REVIEW: "The Dog That Dug addresses many important themes such as loneliness, responsibility and mateship in a hilarious tale told through the eyes of a mischievous pet dog. Thoroughly entertaining." - Adrienne T. O'Connell, teacher, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., taught children from outback indigenous to multicultural city classrooms. J.R.Poulter - multi-award winning author of over 30 books. Cliff Blank - is a multi-talented, artist, illustrator & film maker.
