Pinkerton, Behave! (Picture Puffin Books) [Paperback]

Steven Kellogg (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 2002 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Picture Puffin Books

Pinkerton doesn't understand his owner's commands. When told to come, he jumps out the window. When asked to fetch the newspaper, he destroys it. Pinkerton's desperate owner sends him to obedience school, but he flunks out in record time. Then one night a burglar breaks into their house, and Pinkerton is able to put his bad habits to good use.

"Humor abounds in this exuberant tale . . . Kellogg at his best." (Booklist, starred review)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this series, a Great Dane consistently finds himself in humorous adventures such as flunking out of obedience school, getting disguised as a stegosaurus, behaving like a cat, and getting trapped in a hot air balloon. PW called the "action-filled, colorful pictures, as funny as the story." Ages 4-8.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (March 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0142300071
• ISBN-13: 978-0142300077
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

With the same energy, humor and clarity found in his 50 books, David wows audiences at schools around the United States and beyond. David is an accomplished storyteller and a master at getting kids to think and have fun at the same time. His presentations lead children on entertaining and educational journeys that combine math, science, reading and writing. David also gives keynote presentations and workshops for educators at professional conferences.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pinkerton Saves the Day!, November 29, 2010

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DF "czchm8" (Pensacola, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pinkerton, Behave! (Hardcover)

After reading the reviews insisting this book will traumatize children for life, I had to write this. I've read this book to my children and, now, my grandchildren. They all love it! In fact, they've all wanted to take the book home with them, and I've had to purchase most of the Pinkerton books as gifts for them. Perhaps it's because they really have big dogs that keep the "bad guys" at bay, but I think it's because the story is genuinely funny. Good triumphs over evil, with a little resourcefulness on the part of the child. Poor, bumbling Pinkerton saves his family and becomes a hero! To believe this will scar children gives them too little credit. In fact, compared to some of the classic children's stories (Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs come to mind), Pinkerton Behave! is quite tame!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My toddler's favorite book, October 28, 2009

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D. Pearce - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pinkerton, Behave! (Hardcover)

My two year old was given this book as a gift, and it instantly became her favorite. We have read it countless times and she asks for it repeatedly. The story is funny, the characters lively, and the illustrations are full of fun details that entertain me as well as my daughter - which is great when I read it for the 600th time.

There is a scene where a burglar comes through the window with a gun, and I admit that I was nervous that this might frighten her. But I treated it humorously, giving the burglar a kind of a silly voice, and although she asked me if it was "scary," she wasn't frightened herself. I think this is exactly what the author intended - the burglar is a very cartoonish figure, not very realistic, and almost as silly looking as the dummies that Pinkerton encounters at obediance school.

If your child is easily disturbed by anything at all scary, maybe this is not the book for them. But for most kids, I think this is a wonderful book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Had this read to me as a child, June 6, 2009

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Esterai - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pinkerton, Behave! (Hardcover)

Parents today. Sheesh! This book is adorable. Pinkerton, Behave! follows a harlequin great dane named Pinkerton through obediance school and onto a scary night when the house is broken into. Pinkerton, of course, saves the day.

There's no violence in this book, noone gets hurt, and the ending is hilarious. I've read it to children I've been babysitting (ages 2 and up) with no problems and fully intend to read it to my kids if/when I have them.

The people that are screaming that this book is too much: why not open your kids up to the real world a little? It'll do them some good. It's not like the family ends up murdered in their beds and the dog gets shot in the head.