Customer Reviews

Wag a Tail

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With some of the nonsense words in this book it is unlikely that a child will read this book on their own so the parent may end up reading it to the child. However with 3-4 words per 2 pages this goes rather quickly.

It is a shame that the author did not spend as much time on the words as they did on the art (which is nice)

It seems many people are getting into childrens books just to pump them out with little thought as to the content. At a MSRP of $16 it seems a little overpriced. If you can get it for under $3 fine, but it is NOT a must have book.

My two year old absolutely fell in love with this book and the illustrations were unique enough to keep me interested as well!

It's not often I review a book for the world's littlest listeners, but Ehlert's "Wag a Tail" took hold of my imagination and wouldn't let go.

As fitting for a 1-to 3-year-old audience, "Wag a Tail" doesn't suffer from too much plot. In fact, nothing much actually happens. Dogs go to the market. They proclaim "We are cool." They break some rules. They "never drool." At the end of the "story," they frolic in a dog park, outdoing one another with silly dog tricks.

So what's so special about "Wag a Tail," then? The illustrations. They are vibrant, stunning, and child-friendly. Ehlert uses fuzzy felt-like collage to create her dogs and their passive, non-speaking people. She chose deep, jewel-like colors on a background of green; color choices unique in the preschool market. When I read this aloud to a six-year-old, he kept touching the pages, saying "this book looks like it should be lumpy." It sure does.

Ehlert's dogs, though created from pieces of felt and bits of button, are lifelike and recognizable. (All sixteen dogs are afforded a short bio on the inside back cover. My favorite is Lucky, the Scottish Terrier.) The dogs are mischievous , brazen, and ready for fun. Any toddler would approve.

"Wag a Tail" is the type of book you'll catch your toddler browsing through (maybe upside down?) on her own in a corner. Don't miss it. "Bow wow wow."