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Fun Dog, Sun Dog (Board Buddies)

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This is a great beginning reader and a wonderful book to use during story time for the little ones. It is a story of a young lad and his dog Tinka. The rhymes are simple and quite appropriate to the wonderful illustrations. I have had many dogs in my life, all had a bit of Tinka in them. My current dog, Brodie, could be Tinka's sister in that she tends to get into the same troubles Tinka has a propensity for. I suppose there is a bit of little boy in me, thank goodness, and I can certainy relate to this one and the relationship between the kid in the story and Tinka the dog. The story is well written, simple verse and the illustrtions are quite eye catching. This is a wonderful story time book for the little ones. Recommend this one highly.

I received this book from the author Deborah Heiligman (who happens to be a wonderful writer!) for my 18 month old son. He absolutely loves it and it is his favourite book. He paricularly likes the part where tinka is being washed with tomato juice (you'll see!). My son brings me the book and says "dub"!! Its a real fun read for the little ones, and the parents as well (as someone who has read this book out loud at least 2 times a day for the past 2 months, I can truly attest to this!!).

Check this book out, and others by the same author.

My five year old son - who can read most 3 letter words, and some 4 letter words, loves this book.

He will sound some of the words out, but for the most part he has just memorized the book. It has catchy short rhymes. This book is really cute, and to a 5 yr old --funny too!

This is Kyle's favorite book, and has been since we received it 3 weeks ago.

This is a must-have for any child's library! Of all the books in our 18 month old daughters' extensive library, this is one we read (at her request) about a dozen times EVERY single day!!! She absolutely LOVES Tinka and thoroughly enjoys the incredible, fascinating illustrations. I am now back shopping for more books from Deborah Heiligman/Tim Bowers.

A MUST HAVE!!!!

I'm a teacher and a mom and I find this book useful in both areas of my life. My son adores the book because the illustrations are gorgeous and the story is cute, easy, and fun. I love the books illustrated by Tim Bowers and I prefer this one to Cool Dog, School Dog.

I've found it's a good book to practice with kids with apraxia or speech delays because of the repetition of the rhymes. There are a lot of high frequency words and rhyming concepts that can be addressed with a class. A fun activity might be having students (or your kids!) write their own stories about a pet based on the rhythm found in this book. The lines are so easy! For example, "Tinky is a sweet dog, a treat dog, a jumping-up-to-greet dog."

This book is absolutely adorable. The rhythm and rhyme of the verses is so creative and SO fun to read aloud. Here is a quick excerpt:

"Tinka is a sweet dog,
a treat dog,
a jumping-up-to-greet dog.

A ride dog,
a slide dog,
a stay-right-by-my-side dog."

This book evokes the love between a boy and his dog. The illustrations are awesome. Tim Bowers does a wonderful job, using vivid colors and creative perspectives. (Check out Dogku for some more of his beautiful artwork!)

Awesome book! This will definitely go on my wish list.

This has been our 17 month-old's favorite book for months now. A number of parts of the book make him laugh (such as a line that reads something like "Tinka is a icky, sticky, licky dog") and the illustrations are great. It's a very clever rhyming book and great for families that love dogs.

My almost [...]is addicted to doggies - every book we read is either about dogs or has dogs in it - this is one of both of our favorites, we read it every night sometimes several times. The rhythms in the text makes it fun to read (and memorize if your not a reader yet).