Hound from the Pound
By (Author) Jessica Swaim
Illustrated by Jill McElmurry
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Clarion Books
5th April 2023
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves
813.6
Hardback
32
Width 267mm, Height 229mm
388g
After a woman unknowingly adopts a pack leader from the shelter, his furry friends follow in dogged pursuit in this rhythmical, rhyming picture book about doggy companionship, with art by the illustrator of Little Blue Truck.
Lonely Miss Mary longs for a four-legged friend. But when she makes the mistake of choosing the untrained basset hound Blue, no sooner does he howl AH-ROOoooooo! than her house has gone to the dogs!
Dalmatians and dachshunds, sheepdogs and setters, poodles and pups of all spots are ruling the roost. Can Sam the canine trainer teach this menagerie some pawsitive tricks
A charmingly illustrated, rollicking text offers a doggone good time and a perfectly happy ending.
Jill McElmurry was the illustrator of many books, including her own Mad About Plaid and the best-selling Little Blue Truck series. Jill passed away in 2017.