The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Amico, Tom , Proimos, James

The Day the Dog Dressed like Dad

32 pp. | Bloomsbury | September, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-58234-877-4 $16.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by James Proimos. When Dad goes out of town, the family dog assumes not only his shirt and tie but also his responsibilities and personality. The narrative deflates an intriguing premise by relying on tired puns and stereotypes ("Like Dad, he wouldn't give up the remote") for its humor, which is more effectively conveyed by the large-scale book's full-page cartoony illustrations, featuring a blue dog with human proportions.

Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin