Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself (A Little Golden Book)
by Margaret Wise Brown
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Author: Margaret Wise BrownBrand: Random House
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-13
ISBN: 0307103366
Number of pages: 24
Publisher: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Book Review: The Original Shaggy Dog Story - Two Paws Up!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Mr. Dog" (the original title of this book) is one of my favorite books of all time, read to me as a child (1950's) and read to my own children. Written by Margaret Wise Brown (who herself had a dog named Crispin's Crispian), and illustrated by the great Garth Williams, Crispin's Crispian the dog who belonged to himself) is an independent, kindly, grown-up pooch who walks (mainly) on his hind two legs, wears an old bathrobe and slippers, eats bread and milk for breakfast and likes strawberries. He lives in a two-story dog-house surrounded by a white picket fence, dogwood trees and dog-tooth violets, with a kitchen, dining room and bedroom upstairs. (I assume he lets himself out when he "needs to see a dog about a man"). A kindly soul, he befriends and "adopts" a "boy's little boy" who (before the days of child welfare police) also belongs to himself. The boy and Crispin's Crispian bond, eat a home-cooked dinner together and fall asleep in their own little beds and "dream their own dreams." It's the story of a perfect day, innocent friendship and love at first sight.
As for the critics of this book: Give me a break! Do you live in a yurt? So what if he smokes a pipe? He doesn't wear pants, either. Furthermore, dogs eat MEAT, not tofu. Mr. Dog also likes raw eggs. And the Boy's Little Boy balanced his meal with a "bright green vegetable" and even gave some to Crispin's Crispian to put in his bone soup. I'm sure Mr. Dog's bread was whole grain and his milk skim, and he probably purchased the strawberries he so liked from his local organic farmer's market. Moreover, he bought his bone from his local butcher (not Winn Dixie) and took it home in a brown paper bag (not plastic). If you want to cultivate good and balanced eating habits (dairy, grains, meat and leafy green vegetables), and support local growers, then I'd give this book "two paws up" for intelligent and responsible life choices.
The only draw-back to this edition is that some of Garth Williams' illustrations are missing from the original and the book is "abridged" (the book doesn't contain the wonderful line "So they played together, and the boy threw him sticks to chase all through the shining, sun-drenched morning" or Williams' two-page illustration of this magical moment. Golden Books has done this with a number of re-issues for reasons I can't fathom.
Summary of Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself (A Little Golden Book)
Once upon a time there was a funny dog named Crispin?s Crispian. He was named Crispin?s Crispian because he belonged to himself.So begins the story of a dog who runs bang into a little boy, who also belongs to himself. This quirky, breathtakingly illustrated story is one of Margaret Wise Brown?s best.Dogs Books
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