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40 pp.
| Disney/Hyperion |
February, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-6822-5$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
David Gordon.
Rhyming text relates Flip the Kid's experience with his new (robotic) dog: "MOTORDOG THE PERFECT PET! Buy it on the internet!" While out for a walk, the mechanical dog goes haywire when it spies Scoot the Cat. There's humor, but some of it and some of the rhymes are forced. The computeresque font works well with the digital-looking illustrations.