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My Big Dog (A Golden Classic)

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I LOVE this book! I read it a couple of times in stores and laughed every time. I picked it up because of the cute Golden Retriever on the cover. (I have a dog like that) But it was the hilarious story telling from a cat's point of view that really made me laugh. I finally gave in and bought my very own copy to read to My Big Dog.

I use this book with my middle school students to show VOICE in writing(from Six Traits Writing). It's a great model for personification also. The kids love the book, even though it's not for the reading age.

This is my favorite book in the whole, entire world! I really like the writing, it is easy to read and it has the cutest dog but the cat is kinda greedy!! That's ok, I still love this wonderful and beautifully written book! I can't imagine anyone, not even a cat like Herl (the very special cat) wanting to get rid of a cute dog like Violet! My mom thinks it's embarrasing that a fifth grader like me loves this book! But I really do!! Your biggest fan, Meredith

Our class thought this book was funny! We laughed when the cat, Merl, got dressed up as a girl. Our favorite part was when the kids played tug-of-war with Merl. You have to buy this book! It is excellent!

Our class thought this book was funny. We liked the part when the dog licked the cat. The pictures were very colorful and they had a lot of detail. Merl and the dog were hilarious! This book is Pur-r-r-rfect!

This book is very well illustrated and written. It is the story of a spoiled cat that runs away because its owners bring a new puppy in to the house... We read a lot of children's books,and while this may never become a classic; it is well priced and well presented, which is more than I can say for many of the childrens books we now own.

"My dish. My sofa. My chair. My mouse. My Bed." These are the words uttered by Merl, a very special cat and above each two word sentence is an excellent illustration. Merl, who always seems to have his pink mouse toy in his teeth by the tail is a happy, content cat, until his owners bring home a puppy. The puppy dog licks and slurps Merl to no end, apparently not aware that cats and dogs aren't supposed to be friends. Merl does everything he can to discourage the puppy, but in the end finds that nothing he does will shake this dog's love, so he leaves and seeks out a new home.

However, everywhere he goes he has problems, first a lady dresses him up like a show cat, children fight over him and he winds up sleeping in a box on the street until this dog comes by and guess what, that dog is the puppy all grown up and he takes Merl home and Merl decides to be friends after all, but there are a few rules he lays down and they are, "My dish. My sofa. My chair. My mouse. My bed and My Big Dog."

This is wonderful book for children just learning to read. The illustrations are simply beautiful. Your child will just love this. I know my girls did when they were learning to read. Five stars from me for "My Big Dog."

Awesome book! Only thing that I didn't really like so much were the grey people (they seemed to be photographs) that were inserted with the animals) Merl certainly is a very special cat, and I can't think of a reason why any child wouldn't love this book. I'm especially fond of Merl's pink mouse toy.

That aside, the writing is great and the illustration (Aside from the grey people) fit the mood of the whole thing fanatsticly. The 'i'm so irritated' cat face is just perfectly captured.

When a Golden Labrador puppy moves into the household, Med thecat sees his peaceful life turned upside down in Janet Stevens andSusan Crummel's My Big Dog, a wonderfully illustrated preschool storybook showcasing the artistry of Janet Stevens. This is a delightful, "read aloud" addition to any personal, day care center, preschool or community library children's books collection.

I like Janet Stevens' work, especially _How the Manx Cat Lost Its Tail_, but this one tops them all. Merl, a very special cat, rules HIS house until HIS people bring home a slurpy, clumsy puppy. Merl's perfect life and feline dignity are vexed by the slings and arrows of canine misfortune. Can cat and dog live in peace? Read it (preferably aloud) and find out.