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I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words

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Beginning with "The first six words I'll teach my pup are 'dig a hole' and 'fill it up.'" this book is absolutely hilarious. I had never heard of it before my son came along, but it is one of his favorites and mine. It is whimiscal, clever, and just plain fun: "have a care, don't paint the mayor." The cadence and flow of the words are masterful.

This nugget will surprise you. I hope you enjoy it.

This was the first book I could read all the way through when I was in Kindergarten. It's still a great read.

I got this book in a bundle of books I found at the thrift store. Boy am I glad that I did!!!! My son, now 4, made me read this book nightly for a year! He can still quote the entire book! My daughter, age 3, has just started wanting this book and she loves it, too. As a parent, I'm delighted to read it so often! It has a great rythmic flow and is just plain cute. Most mothers I speak to have never heard of it and I urge them to get this delightful book. If your looking for another fun book, try Mo Willems' "The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!"

ISBN 0394826922 - I'd already read and reviewed I'll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)) when this, the unabridged version, fell into my lap. While I think the shorter, abridged version is a great introduction, this is what you want those little readers building up to!

A young, faceless, pet owner plans to teach his dog 100 words, impressing the entire town - including the mayor. Simple words like "walk" and "beg" are only the beginning of the plan. He also intends to teach him "stand on Uncle Abner's thumb" and "paint the road from here to there"... Plans, however, are one thing; getting started is quite another.

Author Michael Firth is fantastic, as usual, with simple language made extraordinarily fun. P. D. Eastman's illustrations are perfect - they're fun and funny and complement the text. Kids will laugh and learn and that, to be honest, is who we're really interested in teaching!

- AnnaLovesBooks

My kids are teenagers now, but we still quote this book. "Do you like my hat?" It's a silly book that's easy to memorize and read along to, and it's so much fun that as a parent I didn't mind reading it over and over again. This is one of my top picks for gifts for children.

My two sons and I love this book! Along with 'Are You My Mother?', 'The Best Nest', 'Go, Dog, Go!', and 'Snow', it is a favorite from my childhood that my sons now read (we had to buy a new one, as my original copy finally fell apart.) For children who are learning to read, these books make much more sense than some of the Dr. Seuss books which can be filled with nonsense words. 'I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words' is a special favorite, as it helped my 5-year-old learn many new sight words AND count to 100. Not recommended for bedtime reading, as it can cause uncontrollable giggles; not the best way to settle them down for sleep.

A delight for any young child, this wonderful book is filled with bright and cheerful illustrations , as well as fun rhyming.
It is full of life and action in only 29 pages.
It teaches small children, the meaning of words, as they are taught to the dog.

Finally it teaches the meaning of procrastination, as the owner of the dog, with all his big dreams for his pet, on the last page says:
I think Ill start next year

This is a hilarious book to read. Have you ever seen someone try to teach their dog to "kiss the goose" and "mop the moose"! It has such a great flow of words and kids will love it and parents will too! You will find your self reading this over and over. The illistrations are so cute and show the actions of the dog as you read. How would you teach a dog one-hundred words? Well read this book and find out!

I'm extremely disappointed with the quality of this book - despite being a picture book, the text is independent of the pictures and the pictures are tiny on an iPad. As far as kids go, it's a sad excuse for a book. Not worth buying and I'm sorely disappointed in the quality of the experience. Save your money.

A timeless classic my two year old loves. I appreciate these books so very greatly as unlike some other popular children's books these include real words and objects... so very refreshing!