I'LL TEACH MY DOG 100 WORDS

by Michael Frith ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 8, 1973

The first six words I'll teach my pup are dig a hole and fill it up!"" The usual Bright and Early words and rhythm take on some needed new life when they are being taught to a dog; this particular mutt, whose progress is recorded on a clipboard as he goes along ("". . . eat your food and follow me. Wow! We're up to forty-three""), becomes so admired for his smartness that he is worked up to a culminating performance of ""tickle the pig and kiss the goose. . . feed the mouse and mop the moose!"" Never mind that it's all the dog owner's daydream -- ""I think I'll start next year"" he muses anticlimactically at the end, as boy and dog lie idly under a tree; at least that puts beginning readers who have completed the 100-word course ahead of someone.

Pub Date: Oct. 8, 1973

ISBN: 0394826922

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1973

Categories: CHILDREN'S