Gub Gub's Book [Hardcover]

Lofting (Author)

Book Description

The pig from the author's Doctor Dolittle books offers his scholarly opinion on the origins of the truffle, the War of the Tomatoes, and the cases of the Icebox Detective, Mr. Sherbert Scones, in his encyclopedia of food.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 132 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; 1st U.S. Ed edition (October 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671783556
• ISBN-13: 978-0671783556
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,642,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gub Gub's Book, March 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Gub Gub's Book (Hardcover)

Many wonderful references to food, as well as numerous plays on words. This book reminded me of "Haroun and the Sea of Stories". A very interesting, and enjoyable book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not the best dr dolittle book, but entertaining, September 17, 2004

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spacedog "spacedog7" (boston, ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gub Gub's Book (Hardcover)

gub-gub is one of my favorite dr dolittle characters. his book, selections from his "encyclopaedia of food", is entertaining, although it reads less like a dr dolittle book and more like roald dahl. most of the stories are kind of whimsical parodies, so there's a story about a famous food detective named "sherbet scones" and a three-part "epicnic" about a "Picnic King". there's also a recount of "the war of the tomatoes". there's some funny dialogue among the other animals as they comment on the stories. overall this a decent read if you love dr dolittle, although i imagine some of the stories would be less engaging for kids than the other dr dolittle books.