It's dog-do day at the park. All the dogs in need of good grooming before having their pictures taken are coming to have their "do's" done! All sorts of dogs are lining up to be shampooed and shaved and beaded. All is going well until curiosity gets the cat and some slip in to see what's happening behind closed doors to these dogs. Well, commence the chase scene. Once everyone is rounded back up, things are a bit in disarray. The groomers go to work and if you look closely, they seem to resemble their dogs.
The final product is a highly entertaining line up of dogs "done." But, there's always a cat around to lead everyone back to the mud hole. Bright pictures filled with frivolity and lots of humor waiting to explode onto the pages. Great fun for an early reader. This is a Step Into Reading book, Step 2, which is a "reading with help" book.
32 pages 978-0375855764 Ages 4-7
Keywords: dogs, fun, humor, picture day, cats, part of a series, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, reluctant reader, reluctant listener
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
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It's picture day at the dog park. But before the first photo can be taken, an exuberant pack of pups needs a bit of grooming. So they’re off to Shampoodle, the local pet salon, where the eager dogs simply cannot sit still. And when some curious cats stop by, things go from messy to mayhem. Shampoodle is perfect for animal lovers and children who are just starting to read on their own, taking their cues from lively art and bubbly, rhymed text.
Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.---from the publisher
