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The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon – Mini Grey

We all know that the little dog laughed and then the dish ran away with the spoon. But where did they go? What ended up happening to them? Did they live happily ever after, or end up in a rummage sale somewhere? “The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon” by Mini Grey answers these burning questions. After running for quite some time, they came to the ocean. Dish lay down and let Spoon ride on top, like a boat, and they sailed across, to end up at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. What a glorious sight! They … Continue reading →

The Dog Who Sang at the Opera – Jim West and Marshall Izen

In “The Dog Who Sang at the Opera,” Pasha is a beautiful Russian wolfhound. She has a pedigree as long as your arm, and she carries herself with grace and dignity. “I am a queen,” she tells herself. Whenever she goes to the park with Shirley, her owner, everyone stops to stare at her, and she takes it in her due as being the loveliest dog there is. Shirley plays the piano for the Metropolitan Opera, and one day she comes home with exciting news. There is to be a carnival scene in the next production, and the director wants … Continue reading →

The Toughest Cowboy (or, How the Wild West was Tamed) – John Frank

A former Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club main selection, “The Toughest Cowboy” tells us the story of Grizz Brickbottom, the toughest cowboy to ever ride a range. He drank a bottle of Tabasco sauce every day and flossed his teeth with barbed wire, that’s how tough he was. One night after a long day on the trail, Grizz decided he was lonely, and would like a dog. He told his compadres it was time to get some new company. They took exception to that – did he really think a dog was better than them? Well, a dog wouldn’t pick his nose, … Continue reading →