Through The Rug: Follow That Dog
by Jill Ammon Vanderwood
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Author: Jill Ammon VanderwoodEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-26
ISBN: 0979845548
Number of pages: 130
Publisher: Mill Creek Press
Book Reviews of Through The Rug: Follow That Dog
Book Review: Now this is SOME magic carpet!
Summary: 4 Stars
Through The Rug: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug) is a fun and amusing book, one that your children will enjoy. Author Jill Ammon Vanderwood certainly has a great imagination. The characters in this book seem to jump off the pages. The humans are so real they could be your next-door neighbors; Domino, the family dog, is a delightfully mischievous little critter; and the fantasy creatures add the right mixture of charm to the plot.
Grandma Emma is my favorite character and the prime moving force in the book. She's fun, adventurous, witty, kind ... and quite resourceful when emergencies arise. And there are plenty of emergencies in this book; it's one exciting adventure after another.
This is book two in the series and Grandma's magical rug is getting everyone in trouble again. I can disclose this without being a "spoiler" because it was discovered in book one that she had created a magical rug that people drop through ... reminiscent of the rabbit hole in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Penguin Classics), but the similarity ends there.
This book starts with Domino dragging the rug outside, attracting the attention of the dogcatcher. When Domino "falls through" the rug, the dogcatcher follows. Of course, Grandma and granddaughter Alyssa must follow in order to help them, in case they get in trouble in "Wishville," which is where the rug takes them. Grandma knows from experience that if Wishville had a second name it would be "Trouble."
When a robber being chased by cops tries to hide in Grandma's house, everyone ends up in Wishville, thus setting the stage for many exciting, whimsical adventures that will delight any child.
Vanderwood has created an imaginative plot with unique and endearing characters. She's a good writer who could have benefited from a better editor because there are a number of problems with punctuation, and some of the transitions are not smooth, so that the reader occasionally loses the thread of the plot. This cleared up during the doggy wedding chapters--my favorite part. The antics of the very-much-in-love dogs were hilarious, making for a lot of slap-stick comedy. ... Wonderful scenes.
Because of the above flaws, I reluctantly deducted one star, but I look forward to reading more of Jill Ammon Vanderwood in the future, including the first book in this series, Through the Rug.
My hat's off to the illustrator, Lee Westover; the cover is charming, and the interior illustrations remained true to the author's description of events and characters.
Reviewed by Betty Dravis, 2008
Author of The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley
Summary of Through The Rug: Follow That Dog
The dogcatcher returns for Grandma Emma's dog Domino, or is it the rug he's after? Grandma and ten-year-old Alyssa follow Domino through the rug, back to Wishville where all wishes are granted. Domino outsmarts the dogcatcher, and makes sure things don't turn out well for a bank robber with a bag full of money. Alyssa falls into the nest of a strange bird, and Grandma's most embarrassing moment is broadcast on national television. Rub your return token and come to Wishville for more fun adventures and magical mishaps. Follow That Dog is a winning recipe for fun.Multigenerational Books
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