 | I want 100 dogs Author: McAnulty, Stacy | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
After meeting a dog during a walk, a little girl declares that she wants one hundred dogs, but as her parents point out all the difficulties, she gradually reduces the number--until she gets the one dog she really wants.
| Illustrator: | Keane, Claire |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (08/15/23)
School Library Journal (07/01/23)
Booklist (10/01/23)
The Hornbook (00/11/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 10/01/2023 A girl announces to her parents that she wants 100 dogs. “Where would 100 dogs sleep?” they counter. She drops her wish to 90 dogs as they go about their day, but, they ask, how would you walk 90 dogs? Or bathe 80 dogs? Or feed 70 dogs? Name 60 dogs? Train 50 dogs? Slowly the negotiation dwindles down to one dog, which they pick out at a shelter. And the girl chuckles to herself that she successfully talked her parents into getting a dog. Thought and speech bubbles are used to express the majority of the story, as the hippie parents and their wild-haired child take turns imagining different dog scenarios while running errands around San Francisco. Keane’s illustrations, as usual, display her animation training with their mix of steady action and Disney softness (in this case mostly a muted palate of purple and orange pastels with watercolor bleed). The creators clearly have great affection for fur babies, and everything down to the end papers is a celebration of canine personalities for dog-loving readers. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
