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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780374483869
ISBN: 0374483868
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: February 21, 2006
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: February 21, 2006
Sales Rank: 56015
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Product Description:
A stray dog pretends he's a cat in order to get a home
When Widget, a little stray dog, stumbles through a flap door into the home of Mrs. Diggs, he sees six cats, six bowls of food, and six warm beds. There's clearly only one thing to do. Confronted by the cats' intense scrutiny, Widget meows, purrs, plays with a toy mouse, and uses the litter box. Having eventually convinced his new family of his felinity, Widget is soon living so happily he sometimes forgets his true nature. But when Mrs. Diggs takes a fall and doesn't get up, it's up to Widget to save the day with a particularly canine solution.
A very simple text and droll pictures make Widget a book to read again and again.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great readaloud for dog storyhour, friends storyhour
This book is a real crowd pleaser for storyhour. It has all the elements: a poor hungry dog with no home and no one to love him, six cats, a kindly old lady, lots of barking and meowing, and just enough plot. Find it on your shelf and use it today.
Rating: - Meow, puff, puff, hiss, hiss, spit, spit
I was working the reference desk one evening in my local branch library. It was time to make my rounds to pick up stray books to reshelve. I found "Widget," more than a stray book, a stray dog. I took it to the counter to look at it (always on the prowl for children's books to use in my day job as a children's librarian). After the first few pages I started howling aloud with laughter. A co-worker came over to investigate. She, too, started howling because I turned back to the front and we read it ... Read More
Rating: - Compassion with four paws
Absolutely darling. Widget saves the day after being saved himself. Its cute to see what he'll do to stay with the little lady and her funny cats. The story is great and the drawings are wonderful. Great for reading to all youngsters.
Rating: - Widget books are great!
My 5 yr old grandson was delighted with Widget and the Puppy (from the library). He read it over and over and was especially interested in the pictures and could always find something funny that he had missed the previous reading. I bought him his own copy, along with Widget, for his sixth birthday. He loves both books! Both make wonderful bedtime reading.
Rating:  - Bark Bark!...I mean Meow!
If you enjoy tales in which cats bark and dogs meow, this a cute book for you. Widget is a fun read aloud picture book for your special youngster who will surely appreciate the short fantasy. The book's real strength, though, lies in the colorful and entertaining illustrations of Jim McFarland. Have fun!
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EAN: 9780374483869
ISBN: 0374483868
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: February 21, 2006
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: February 21, 2006
Sales Rank: 56015
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)