 | I want 100 dogs Author: McAnulty, Stacy | |
| Price: $22.58 | ||
Summary:
After meeting a dog during a walk, a little girl declares that she wants one hundred dogs, but as her parents point out all the difficulties, she gradually reduces the number--until she gets the one dog she really wants.
| Illustrator: | Keane, Claire |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (08/15/23)
School Library Journal (07/01/23)
Booklist (10/01/23)
The Hornbook (00/11/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 10/01/2023 A girl announces to her parents that she wants 100 dogs. “Where would 100 dogs sleep?” they counter. She drops her wish to 90 dogs as they go about their day, but, they ask, how would you walk 90 dogs? Or bathe 80 dogs? Or feed 70 dogs? Name 60 dogs? Train 50 dogs? Slowly the negotiation dwindles down to one dog, which they pick out at a shelter. And the girl chuckles to herself that she successfully talked her parents into getting a dog. Thought and speech bubbles are used to express the majority of the story, as the hippie parents and their wild-haired child take turns imagining different dog scenarios while running errands around San Francisco. Keane’s illustrations, as usual, display her animation training with their mix of steady action and Disney softness (in this case mostly a muted palate of purple and orange pastels with watercolor bleed). The creators clearly have great affection for fur babies, and everything down to the end papers is a celebration of canine personalities for dog-loving readers. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
School Library Journal - 07/01/2023 PreS-Gr 2—A curly-haired preschooler with light skin yearns for 100 dogs, while her practical parents talk her through the many ways dogs must be taken care of to temper her aspirations. "Where would 100 dogs sleep?" one asks as readers see a bed overflowingwith dogs. "Okay, then I want 90 dogs." In a reverse counting book, McAnulty brings humor as well as truth to how dogs must be taken care of—from feeding to grooming to training. Keane's illustrations boost the humor in this first-pet tale with telling expressions on the child's and parents' faces. Although there's no shortage of picture books about dogs for the toddler and preschool set, this one's sure to work well as a read-aloud and can also work as a fun supplement to kindergarten math units on counting by 10. VERDICT Recommended for public library collections in need of more humorous dog books and school libraries that could use counting concept books for the youngest students.—Carrie Voliva - Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
