Dog on Wheels

Written by Gillian McClure

Part of the Dog on Wheels series

Two dogs face a bully over a prized bone. Will they make it home?

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32 pages· 356 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· ~530L

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Bookroo's summary

Dubbin rides his skateboard while Todd lags behind, clutching a massive bone. But their morning walk turns tense when a menacing dog eyes their prize. Can they outsmart the bully and return home safely? Join Dubbin and Todd on a thrilling adventure filled with unexpected challenges and canine courage.

"Two eyes, two ears and a nose, Dubbin has wheels and goes faster than feet..."

— from the book

From the publisher

Dog pals Dubbin and Todd are going on a walk before breakfast: Dubbin on his skateboard and Todd lagging behind on paws. Not only that, Todd is also carrying a huge bone which is attracting attention from another, not so nice dog. Can Dubbin, Todd and the bone get home safely?

At a glance

Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Words: 356
Reading age: 3–5
Audience: Picture
Lexile: ~530L

Themes & topics

Books about friendship Books about skateboarding Books about dogs Books about travel Books about journeys and voyages

After the last page

Talk about it together

Dubbin has to be very patient with his little friend, Todd. Do you have a younger friend or a little brother or sister who you have to be patient with?

Little Todd sometimes gets into trouble and needs Dubbin to come to the rescue. Have you ever got into trouble and needed someone bigger than you to come to the rescue?

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Stories behind the story

There is a mysterious third dog following Dubbin and Todd, why is this dog not mentioned in the text?

I wanted to give the very young child the thrill of discovering this dog in the pictures while the text is being read aloud by an adult, and for the child to feel empowered to follow a visual story that is feeding into the textual narrative. I love using these visual sub-plots to add an exciting dynamic to a picture book.

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