There are amazing-looking dogs on the moon! Young Willy knows because he has been watching them through his telescope. When his dad suggests he ought to have a pet, Willy builds a rocket just his size, and sets off on the adventure of a lifetime. Willy's heart is set on finding a dog like you've never seen before and readers will be surprised to see what he brings home!
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From Publishers Weekly
Despite its far-flying premise, this story of extraterrestrial canines falls short of Kirk's retro-cool Lucky's 24-Hour Garage and his philosophic Bigger. In campy rhymes, the book introduces Willy Joe Jehosephat, a brainy young astronomer who spends his nights stargazing by himself. Will's father urges him to find a sidekick, so Will builds a rocket and shoots into space in search of his ideal companion: "I'd like to get a moondogAthat's the perfect pet for me./ I watch them through my telescope./ They're real, I guarantee!" En route, Will finds that a stray mutt (visible on early spreads) has hidden aboard the craft, but Will overlooks the friendly stowaway in favor of the multi-eyed, Ceres-headed moondogs that he meets among the planet's craters. Predictably, the plain brown hound soon outshines the flamboyant lunar varieties. Kirk's smooth oil paintings are this volume's strong suit. Will's home is a kitschy suburban refuge, with Mom and Dad standing tall in the open doorway of the overlit house; pencil tucked behind his ear and eyes seemingly painted onto his shiny glasses, Will himself is the postmodern parody of a science buff. Yet the narrative voice labors to exude enthusiasm for Will's fantasy. Kirk's versatile brushwork can't conceal this tale's flimsy plot. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-With a nice balance of pictures and rhyming text, Kirk takes readers on a satisfying flight to the moon. Young Will's parents, concerned that their son's only interest is space, think that he should have a pet. The boy agrees. However, he wants a moondog, and after building a rocket, he blasts off into the sky to find one. Unbeknownst to Will, but visible to sharp-eyed readers, a hungry, brown-haired mutt, who has slyly turned up in the earlier pages, sneaks onboard. Good thing, too, because when Will is captured by the man in the moon, a giant whose "breath was hot and sour," Scrappy comes to the rescue. Grateful, Will concurs with the moondogs he meets-this is his perfect pet-and the two head for home. A final picture finds them-Will in an astronaut suit, Scrappy clean and beribboned-looking at the stars through dual telescopes. Kirk's oil paints have a smooth, silky look that fits this science-fiction story and his bevy of colorful moondogs, with their multiple tails, eyes, heads, and legs, are a splendid complement. For Will, for Scrappy, for Kirk, and especially for his readers-mission accomplished.
Barbara Elleman, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Barbara Elleman, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Willy Joe Jehosephat's excellent adventure,
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A wonderfully written and illustrated book, it tells an imaginative story of a young boy who travels to the moon in a homemade rocketship, searching for the perfect dog. It has a clever rhyming scheme that helps your child follow along with you and eventually read on their own. My two-year loves this book and already recites the lines to his baby-sitters. They think he can read! Well done Mr. Kirk!
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Not sure about these somewhat negative reviews. I'm ordering another copy because my 2 boys read this SO MUCH that it finally fell apart. The illustrations are wonderful. The rhymes ... my youngest could finish the sentences when he was 2... We LOVE this book! They also have fun when we're reading deciding which Moondog is their favorite. Awesome book!
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n a clear and pleasant evening in the early part of June, young Willy Joe Jehosephat stood gazing at the moon. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
n a clear and pleasant evening in the early part of June, young Willy Joe Jehosephat stood gazing at the moon. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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