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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4–Paws the dachshund has an impossible, wonderful dream. More than anything else in the world, he hopes to someday become a boy just like his owner. The pup imagines that life would be particularly sweet if he were able to walk and run on two legs just like Jimmy and his family. Then he could run faster, use his hands to play ball, and maybe even use a mitt! So when Paws hears that a mysterious character called The Great Mae can grant him his wish, he goes on a quest to find her. What he realizes, however, is that sometimes its great to be just the way you are. The book offers up an already familiar message without spending too much time on character or narrative, and it comes across as didactic rather than insightful. The thick watercolors are sometimes too simplistic. All in all, there are better early chapter books out there.–Elizabeth Bird, New York Public Library
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Grade 2-4–Paws the dachshund has an impossible, wonderful dream. More than anything else in the world, he hopes to someday become a boy just like his owner. The pup imagines that life would be particularly sweet if he were able to walk and run on two legs just like Jimmy and his family. Then he could run faster, use his hands to play ball, and maybe even use a mitt! So when Paws hears that a mysterious character called The Great Mae can grant him his wish, he goes on a quest to find her. What he realizes, however, is that sometimes its great to be just the way you are. The book offers up an already familiar message without spending too much time on character or narrative, and it comes across as didactic rather than insightful. The thick watercolors are sometimes too simplistic. All in all, there are better early chapter books out there.–Elizabeth Bird, New York Public Library
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"A charming, rollicking tale." —EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) "A" review
"Perfect chapter-a-night choice for parents to read to younger children." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Joe Tavano has succeeded in the impossible: getting inside the mischievous and madcap mind of a puppy dachshund." —Michael Crewdson, author, Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger
"Exudes a warm, loving feeling...[and] encourages self-acceptance, understanding, and tolerance of others." —Adrian Milton, The Dachshund Friendship Club
"The oldest and most satisfactory message in the world: It's good to be who you are." —Eva Ibbotson, author, Which Witch?
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