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32 pp.
| Houghton
| May, 2005
|
TradeISBN 0-618-42353-2$16.00
(3)
K-3
When Primrose and her "outrageously smelly dog, Dirk" find a stray nose on a park bench, they go to great lengths to find its owner. Actually with Dirk around, it's very easy. Mr. Blewitt, unable to smell without his nose, is the only one who doesn't immediately run away. The humor is delightfully absurd, and the appealing illustrations heighten the nonsense.
32 pp.
| Houghton
| March, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-618-04348-9$$15.00
(3)
K-3
Text and illustrations successfully combine to present a humorous, exaggerated tale about a greedy dog whose propensity for swallowing anything and everything leads to adventure and unexpected mischief. The text's conversational tone and the bold gouache illustrations will both engage and delight readers.