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Good dog, McTavish / Meg Rosoff ; illustrated by Grace Easton.
When Ma Peachey resigned from being a mosther to take up yoga instead, the rest of the family took up being in crisis: no one cooked dinner, no one picked up the dirty laundry, and the children were always late for school. Ma might be off finding inner peace, but Pa Peachey, Ava, and Ollie are falling apart! Only almost-nine-year-old Betty is wise enough to know that the family needs to be rescued. Enter McTavish - a rescue dog on a mission to rescue his brand-new family. A very good plan is needed to get the Peacheys back on track. But if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all - McTavish is a very good dog.
Record details
- ISBN: 1536200581
- ISBN: 9781536200584
- Physical Description: 102 pages
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. Originally published: London : Barrington Stoke, Ltd., 2017. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
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| Subject: | Dogs > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Rosof | 31681020104501 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When her father and siblings descend into chaos when their overworked mother decides to take up yoga to find inner peace, a sensible youngster bonds with a rescue-minded dog who adopts the family and begins teaching everyone tricks for good behavior. By the author of Jonathan Unleashed. - Baker & Taylor
"When Ma Peachey resigned from being a mother to take up yoga instead, the rest of the family took up being in crisis: no one cooked dinner, no one picked up the dirty laundry, and the children were always late for school. Ma might be off finding inner peace, but Pa Peachey, Ava, and Ollie are falling apart! Only almost-nine-year-old Betty is wise enough to know that the family needs to be rescued. Enter McTavish - a rescue dog on a mission to rescue his brand-new family. A very good plan is needed to get the Peacheys back on track. But if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all - McTavish is a very good dog"--Jacket flap. - Baker & Taylor
When the family descends into chaos after their mother decides to find inner peace, nine-year-old Betty bonds with a rescue dog named McTavish who adopts the family and takes on the mission to teach them all new tricks. - Random House, Inc.
A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense.
When Ma Peachey takes up yoga, the rest of the family finds themselves abandoned to chaos: no one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty laundry, the children are always late for school, and there is a good deal of squabbling and squalor. Ma may be off finding inner peace, but irritable Pa Peachey, glum Ava, and wannabe girl-charmer Ollie are falling apart. Only Betty, the sensible youngest child, is wise enough to see that this family is in need of rescue. Enter McTavish, a rescue dog who, true to his mission, is ready to teach this family some new tricks. Getting the Peacheys to behave will take work, but if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all, heâs a very good dog â maybe even a psychological mastermind! - Random House, Inc.
A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense.
When Ma Peachey takes up yoga, the rest of the family finds themselves abandoned to chaos: no one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty laundry, the children are always late for school, and there is a good deal of squabbling and squalor. Ma may be off finding inner peace, but irritable Pa Peachey, glum Ava, and wannabe girl-charmer Ollie are falling apart. Only Betty, the sensible youngest child, is wise enough to see that this family is in need of rescue. Enter McTavish, a rescue dog who, true to his mission, is ready to teach this family some new tricks. Getting the Peacheys to behave will take work, but if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all, he's a very good dog ' maybe even a psychological mastermind!
