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40 pp.
| Random/Schwartz & Wade |
May, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-553-52243-3$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-553-52244-0$19.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-553-52245-7
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K-3
Dog Douglas keeps mistaking one thing for another (e.g., the "squirrel" he's chasing is a tumbling leaf), so his young owner finally brings him to the optician. Adamson honors his terrific premise with abundant visual gags (the doctor's eye chart is made up of pictures of dog-pleasing objects instead of letters), but the story fizzles once Douglas gets his specs.