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July 16, 2025/in Picture Book 5-8 Infant/Junior /by Andrea Reece
BfK Rating:
Bfk 273 July 2025
Reviewer: Gwynneth Bailey
ISBN: 978-0241695876
Price: Price not available
Publisher: DK Children
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: 5-8 Infant/Junior
Length: 32pp
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The Biggest Dog in the Book

Author: Ben LerwillIllustrator: Mark Chambers

Perfect for animal lovers of all sizes. Discover just who is the biggest dog in the book. It is full of waggy tails, floppy ears and a whole lot of woofs and it begs to be read aloud. First comes Agnes, a Chihuahua then Magnus, a dachshund, and next follows Popcorn, a Beagle with a very waggy tail; bigger than Agnes and Magnus but not the biggest dog in the book Thor is a bulldog, Lettuce is a spaniel, but still not the biggest dog in the book. Who is Speedy Sam? A tortoise, of course. Definitely not a dog so appearing in the wrong book! Holly the collie loves chasing her own tail.  Poncho the Dalmatian claims to be the biggest yet but then here comes Mr Alfonso, a Labrador, with Valentine the German shepherd. Close on their heels comes Sid the blood hound who really, really likes sausages. Aha, Shelby. Shelby is the scruffiest, fluffiest dog around. Bigger than all 10 dogs to date ……until she gets wet! But here comes Plum, a Saint Bernard who likes sitting and thinking. He IS the biggest dog in the book and he loves playing with all his friends. In the fold out flap to close the book all 10 of the contesting dogs are seen having a whale of a time. Glorious characterizations of each dog support the tale and the youngest of readers will love naming the dogs on the flap and will so enjoy the refrain he is not the biggest dog in the book and will soon be reading that phrase for themselves. A book bouncing with fun, perfectly illustrated with boundless energy, and a great read aloud, perfect for emerging readers.

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