What would you get if you crossed popular photographers Anne Geddes and William Wegman? The answer is: Judy Reinen. Her zany pictures follow dogs and cats through a "typical" day. Featuring imaginative sets in bold, bright colors and a wide variety of breeds of cats and dogs, these books will grab the attention and tickle the funnybones of cat and dog lovers of all ages.
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From Publishers Weekly
Humans' long-held (and much-explored) fascination with the secret lives of their pets inspires a pair of picture books that lack any real bite. Reinen frames her photo-essays as animals snapping candid shots of their friends and neighbors throughout the day. Various breeds of dogs and cats are "caught" eating, sleeping, bathing, playing and otherwise passing the time when their masters are not around. Unfortunately, Reinen's staged, stiff portraits string together as an unrelated series of precious studio-shot greeting cards (something Reinen is noted for) or posters, rather than a "day-in-the-life" expos‚. Her crisp photos, boldly colored backgrounds and eye-catching props may attract youngest readers and devoted pet lovers, but in the end do not elevate these titles to adoption-worthy status. Dav Pilkey's When Cats Dream attacks this idea with more vigor, and clever works like Pilkey's Kat Kong and Dogzilla as well as William Wegman's weimaraner oeuvre remain the books to beat in the photographs-of-pets-in-costume category. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
reS-Gr 2-Reinen claims that cats and dogs do exactly what readers do from morning until bedtime; her photos present a variety of scenes that humorously prove her point. Bow Wow's canine narrator notes, "We wake up early in the morning-and wait for our breakfast to be served," while the accompanying photo depicts an American cocker spaniel, dressed in a pink feather boa with winged harlequin glasses lounging beside a plate of pink-iced doughnuts. Dogs are pictured carrying a feather duster; eating a large bowl of ice cream; pushing a pram; going for a drive; taking a bubble bath; and finally, going to sleep, complete with nightcap. Meow has much the same format with a few varied activities: cats going to school, fishing, curling their hair (with rollers), and reading. The clear, crisp photos in both titles are excellent, though of course staged, and consequently a bit static. The backgrounds of various bold colors result in little flow between the pages.
Sally Bates Goodroe, formerly at Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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