Bad Dog
Bad Dog
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Bad Dog

Written and illustrated by Mike Boldt
Hardcover
$18.99
$17.97
3 - 7
Reading age
40
Page count
6
Words per page
~120L
Lexile measure
Nov 5, 2019
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The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious new story from the illustrator of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead! “Look what I got for my birthday! A pet dog!” says a little girl holding a . . . cat? Rocky doesn’t listen or obey like all the other dogs. (Because Rocky is a cat.) And Rocky hates her leash and doesn’t seem to like other dogs. (Probably because Rocky is a cat.) And rather than play fetch, Rocky prefers to . . . lick between her toes? Ew. Rocky is a bad “dog”! BUT Rocky doesn’t bark, and is so cute when she sleeps in sunny spots. Maybe Rocky IS a good dog? (Or, you know, maybe Rocky is a cat.) Cat lovers and dog lovers alike will howl with laughter at this little girl’s willful insistence that her cat is a dog. The hilarious ways in which cats and dogs are different are brilliantly illuminated with each turn of the page and will leave young readers and their grown-ups giggling.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781984847973
    Publication Date
    November 5, 2019
    Publisher
    Doubleday Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    6
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    3 - 7 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~120L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~E
    ATOS® Book Level
    1.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    508309
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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