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Art Dog

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By day, Arthur Dog, Dogopolis Museum of Art security guard, and lover of paintings by Vincent Van Dog, Pablo Poodle, Henri Muttisse, and Leonardo Dog Vinci. By night, Art Dog, masked grafitti artist painting the city in beautiful color. "No one knew who Art Dog really was... until one night at the museum." Yikes! Someone has stolen the Mona Woofa! After being falsely accused, Art Dog paints his way out of jail, lifts his nose in the air..."I can smell art a mile away," and saves the day in superhero fashion..... Thacher Hurd has authored an entertaining, wacky picture book that's sure to tickle the funny bones of young and old alike. His delightful, high-spirited text begs to be read aloud, and is full of terrific sound effects, wordplay, and dog puns. But it's his bold, bright, and splashy illustrations that really make this book stand out and sparkle. Perfect for youngsters 4-8, Art Dog is a funny, engaging, rip-roarin' adventure you don't want to miss. "Who was Art Dog? Who was this painter in a Brushmobile, catcher of crooks, bringer of light to the Dogopolis night?" Only readers will know!

"Art Dog" is a wigglin' fun story book about Arthur Dog, the security guard at Dogopolis Museum of Art. He lives a secret life as a graffitti artist who finds himself being blamed for the stolen "Mona Woofa". However, he is able to paint his way out of...well, I can't give away the story here! (This detective dog sure is smarter than Scoobi Doo!)

The story is very short, quick, and barkingly fun. Not only will kids love it, but adults will love the depictions of Vicent Van Dog, Pablo Poodle, Henri Muttisse and others. It is dog-gone worth the few bucks for this book. This sure is a good book to sniff out.

I've read this to my six-year-old since he was a five-year-old - he doesn't get tired of it, and mercifully, neither do I. The idea of a hero who uses _painting_ instead of punches to win the day is so cool it makes me wish I'd written it.
Also, I take my son to the children's floor at Berkeley Main Library, where they have a kid's size version of the Brushmobile (you'll have to read the book to know what that it) that he's loved to 'ride in' even before we'd found the book. The day he no longer fits behind the palette, I think we'll both cry.

My son who is 2 and half years old loves this book. In fact, he wants us to read him this book over and over again. What a great and humourous way to introduce the very young to the world of art!

the colorful pictures in this book have held my 18 month old in rapt attention from christmas to the present with no signs of boredom yet. the word play with artists' names is entertaining for parents. a great book to give or receive.

SAKE. NO FAME OR FORTUNE FOR ART DOG....JUST HIS LOVE OF PAINTING THE WORLD IS ALL HE DESIRES! It's really a beautiful book visually and meaningfully. ART DOG makes the world beautiful for others . Isn't that a wonderful thing to teach a young child?

My 1 year old has loved this book since I first read it to him 6+ months ago. He loves looking at the bright pictures and the story is fun to tell (which I'm sure helps with his enjoyment).

I volunteer for a local library, visiting elementary schools and reading fun books. This book was my biggest hit! Everytime, I visit the class they ask me when I am going to read this book again (the students are in kindergarten). They love the illustrations and this book truly lets kids use their imaginations and it makes reading fun.

Wonderful book! Thank you so much for such a visually rich story. It's a favorite in our house. My 3 year old son has it all memorized and reads it to us!

A dog that paints great art? What more can be said. If only this happened in real life. Hey wait a minute, is that my dog Rover painting a scene of the city? It's a miracle!