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Title: Unlovable by Dan Yaccarino, LLC Henry Holt & Company ISBN: 0805063218 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: January, 2002 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.89
Rating: 4
Summary: Kids love Yaccarino
Comment: Dan Yaccarino, the man behind Nickelodeon Junior's "Oswald", has given us a dog with a face only a mother could love in Alfred, a pug who hasn't got a friend in the world. Poor Alfred seems to run afoul of everyone he meets. The cat verbally hassles him and has even gone so far as to teach the parrot to cry out, "Unlovable!" (This book proves every dog lover's contention that cats are just rotten to the core.)
Certainly our hero can find some companionship with his own kind, right? Nah. When you are this homely, what would a snooty poodle have to do with you?
When a new family moves next door to Alfred's, a mysterious voice makes conversation across the fence, and things begin to change for our homely pug. Get the book to find out how Alfred triumphs over all.
Yaccarino seems to have a golden touch with kids. His exaggerated, yet simple paintings have a vibe that kids identify with. It's a signature style that is hard to miss. My three year old son has loved every Yaccarino-illustrated book we've brought home. That he's the author on this one, too, only sweetens the package.
It's hard not to feel a twinge and identify with Alfred when he's labeled "unlovable" for all the wrong reasons. Given that the classic moral of the story is one all children should know, what better way to introduce it into their world than through a delightfully illustrated work that will resonate them with them from the first page?
Rating: 5
Summary: The best book ever written!
Comment: I have a pug and when I tell people that, they look at me weird. They ask me if it's that dog with the smooshed in nose. Of course, I answer "yes" but before they can say another word I tell them that she's the cutest dog you've ever seen! How can a person not fall in love with the "snort, snort", the runny noses, and the food going everywhere...typical traits of a pug! I work at a library in the children's department and I see a lot of children's books every day. I got a sneak preview of this book. I bought it for my personal home library as soon as the book was released! This is the greatest book that I've seen for a child to read in a long time and it captures the feelings and mannerisms of a pug perfectly! This book is a must for not only pug owners, but dog lovers alike!
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Lovable
Comment: This book was very cute. Not only are Yaccarinos illustrations colorful and bright but the story is very sweet. My 6 year old daughter (a pug owner)loves the book and I must admit I do too. The story has interested my daughter so much she is reading the book (with help)over and over.
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Title: Pugdog by Andrea U'Ren ISBN: 0374361495 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Petunia the Ugly Pug (Julius and Friends, 7) by Heather Grovet ISBN: 0816318719 Publisher: Pacific Press Publishing Association Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: For the Love of a Pug by Woodleigh Marx Hubbard ISBN: 039923781X Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Juv Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Tao of Pug by Nancy Levine, Wilson ISBN: 0670032581 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 25 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Clara the Early Years: The Story of the Pug Who Ruled My Life by Margo Kaufman ISBN: 0452281369 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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