The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready

32 pp. | Roaring Brook/Porter | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-396-0 $12.99

(2) K-3 Seeger provides three more stories about this dynamic duo. Her illustrations mirror the minimalist text: with a flick of the eyebrow, for example, Bear's sardonic nature peeks out; turn the page, and his concern for more-flamboyant Dog shows as those eyebrows rise in alarm. Seeger also uses wordless panels, asking readers to create their own narratives and apply knowledge of how story works.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2009