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A desperate pooch promises his mistress great things--"I'll sweep your floors. / I'll answer your phone"--if only she'll give him a bone. The large type and simple rhyming text will appeal to young readers who'll also enjoy finding the bone shapes on most pages. Wood created the cartoon illustrations with crayons on brown paper bags.