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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
This one's a hoot!
If you like puns and sight gags, then you'll love Dav Pilkey's Dog Breath, subtitled The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis. This crime-fighting canine story is one pun after another. Those adults who don't appreciate a good (or a really bad) pun may groan, but kids will eat it up and ask for seconds. Hally, the resident dog in the Tosis household, has breath so bad...
Published on June 11, 2000 by K. Bennett
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Not my favorite
After Captain Underpants, I had high hopes for this one, but it turns out to be just a pale reflection of "Walter the Farting Dog." For smelly dog stories, I'd stick with Walter; for the best of Dav Pilkey, it's probably best to just re-read Captain Underpants a few more times.
Published 10 months ago by Al Bacone
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
This one's a hoot!, June 11, 2000
If you like puns and sight gags, then you'll love Dav Pilkey's Dog Breath, subtitled The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis. This crime-fighting canine story is one pun after another. Those adults who don't appreciate a good (or a really bad) pun may groan, but kids will eat it up and ask for seconds.Hally, the resident dog in the Tosis household, has breath so bad that when she opens her mouth, the leaves on the houseplants wither and die, the wallpaper curls up, and the picture of Mona Lisa holds her nose. Her breath is so bad that Mr. and Mrs. Tosis tell the kids the dog must go. The kids try everything to fix Hally's aroma -- the breath-taking view doesn't work, neither does the movie that promises to "take your breath away." That night, two burglars, whose arrival has been heralded all through the illustrations, break into the Tosis house. The only thing that stops them from making off with all the family's stuff is, what else, a big, wet, sloppy, stinky slurp from Hally. Mr. and Mrs. Tosis can't kick a hero out of the house. Because, after all, life without Hally... no, I'm not going to spoil one of the best puns in the book for you; you'll just have to read it yourself
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4 ½* Tongue Wags the Dog, April 19, 2004
The pleasingly familiar illustrations and comic sensibilities (i.e., silly, punny, off-hand) of famed children's writer Dav Pilkey are evident from the first line (and its accompanying illustration): "There once was a dog named Haley, who lived with the Tosis family." (Get it--Haley Tosis?). This dog is so smelly that Mona Lisa holds her nose, a skunk tries to hide, and Grandma Tosis faints after Haley gets in her face. After this, there are some typical Pilkey puns and visual humor as the family kids try to clean up her act.After Haley saves her human family from some burglars, she becomes "the most famous crime-fighting dog in the country." The last page is quintessential Pilkey: The Tosis family, clothespins pinching their noses, gathers around Haley in an overstuffed chair, happy to keep their dog "Because life without Haley Tosis just wouldn't make any scents." Although the book has other such puns and clever pictures, it's mostly for younger kids. Pilkey really reaches his zenith in the "Captain Underpants" series, which features humor that is both more outrageous and layered. There's more fun and irreverence in those books, but this is a good introduction to Pilkey for the younger set.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Toddlers love this book too, September 26, 2004
This review is from: Dog Breath (Paperback)
My husband picked this book up because of its sense of humor and bright and colorful illustrations, when our son was about a year old. What we didn't count on was how much he would enjoy this book at such a young age. Right away it was one of his faves, and he "reads" it himself every day - sometimes 4-5x. Also, he requests it for bedtime and sometimes he wants it read 2-3x. However, we don't mind the repitition, as the puns and clever illustrations make it fun for adults too.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
A very funny book about bad breath!, March 20, 2000
Hally Tosis is a little dog with a great big problem, fantastically bad breath. The Tosis children take her to "breathtaking" sites and on adventures guaranteed to "take your breath away," but nothing helps. In the end, it's up to Hally herself to show the family how wonderfully useful her bad breath can be.The storyline of this book is quite humorous, and the artwork is doubly so. My first grader found this book very easy to read, perhaps too easy, but he enjoyed it immensely.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
this book is hillarious!, January 3, 1999
By A Customer
lately i have been reading children's books, because i have recently become an aunt. This book caught my eye right away, very charming, adults will find this quite funny!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Doggone, What an un-smelly book!, November 12, 2002
This is one of Dav Pilkey's best! Adorible and witty, it's a book for all ages. My teacher, Mr. Murph, used to teach second grade, so he has tons of children's books. I had read The Hallo-wiener and thought it was so cute, so i gave this book a try. i'm glad that i did! It's all about an adorible puppy who stinks! Our, at least her breath does! One day, when something terrible is about to happen, Hally-Tosis uses her breath to stop the problem in its tracks. I love the punny name, Hally-tosis. A hit children's book!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
a must read for children and adults!, October 7, 1998
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i read this book to all the children i babysit, and never get tired of it. adults will get a kick out of the subtle puns that children might not understand. the pictures are adorable and hide little hints to the climax of the story. please, please check this book out!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Humorous and Witty, January 26, 2002
It is another Dav Pilkey winner! This book approaches the topic of bad breath with great wit. The puns help children to understanding cliches and improving their reading skills.
My four year old son loves the book! He thinks it is hysterical that this cute dog is named Hally Tosis-meaning bad breath. This was a good vocabulary building book for my son. The illustrations alone help children in understanding the book!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A book to spark the laughter in both the parent and child, May 2, 1997
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Pilky once again is able to write a book that appeals to the youngster on one level and simultaneously appeal to the adult reader on a higher, more sophisticated level. As my 5 year old son laughs at the wacky watercolors, I listen to the skedwed humory and laugh along. This is an adorable story that appeals to any person who has every come close to a dogs mouth and will leave you and your child laughing. Neither of you will ever be able to talk about a dogs breath without also talking about this book. It is a book I enjoy seeing my son grab off his library shelf
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Hally Tosis makes perfect scents!!, May 11, 2001
This book caught my eye in a local bookstore and I bought it becase I thought and illustrations were cute. This was one of the smartest purchases I have ever made. My 2 1/2 year old loves this book! I read it to her almost every night and she has the book memorized to the point where she "reads" along with me. We love Hally Tosis and her bad breath!!
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Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey (Paperback - June 1, 2004)
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