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K-3
Text by Gillian Shields. Dog Ruff stays busy cleaning, weeding, planting flowers, and so forth. When his home beautification efforts inadvertently trash mouse Hubble's house, guilt-ridden Ruff plugs away rebuilding. He discovers that working with a friend is more fun than toiling alone (and having roommates is pretty great, too). The story meanders, but Ruff's benevolent nature is in full bloom in the welcoming illustrations.