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Bad dog / by Mike Boldt.

Boldt, Mike. (Author).

Summary:

A little girl gets a pet dog for her birthday, but it doesn't act very dog-like. Maybe it is bad "dog"! Or, maybe it is a cat.

Record details

  • ISBN: 198484797X
  • ISBN: 9781984847973
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, [2019]

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 23.99
Subject: Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Cats > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch ANI JP Boldt 31681020119871 PICTURE Checked out 07/04/2025

  • Baker & Taylor
    A little girl gets a cat as a new pet but insists it's a dog, even if it doesn't act very dog-like.
  • Baker & Taylor
    A willful youngster who insists that her new pet is a bad dog and not actually a cat describes how her “dog” refuses to listen, walk on a leash, play fetch or even bark, even if she is cute while sleeping in sunny places. By the illustrator of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog. Illustrations.
  • Random House, Inc.
    The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious story from the illustrator of I Don't Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead!

    "Look what I got for my birthday! A pet dog!" says a little girl holding a . . . cat? Rocky doesn't listen or obey like all the other dogs. (Because Rocky is a cat.) And Rocky hates her leash and doesn't seem to like other dogs. (Probably because Rocky is a cat.) And rather than play fetch, Rocky prefers to . . . lick between her toes? Ew. Rocky is a bad "dog"! BUT Rocky doesn't bark, and is so cute when she sleeps in sunny spots. Maybe Rocky IS a good dog? (Or, you know, maybe Rocky is a cat.)

    Cat lovers and dog lovers alike will howl with laughter at this little girl's willful insistence that her cat is a dog. The hilarious ways in which cats and dogs are different are brilliantly illuminated with each turn of the page and will leave young readers and their grown-ups giggling.

    ? Winner: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, 2021
    ? Winner: North Carolina Children's Book Award, 2022
    ? Winner: Wyoming Library Association Buckaroo Award, 2021-22
    ? Winner: Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, 2021
    ? Winner: Sakura Medal, Japan, 2022
    ? Nominee: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award, 2022

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