Bad Dog, Marley!
by John Grogan
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Author: John GroganIllustrator: Richard Cowdrey
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-05-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: sends message "If I'm bad, my parents may get rid of me"
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this book out of the library for my 2 year old son. I didn't have time to read it carefully while at the library or I would never have checked it out. This book has a terrible message. It is about a puppy that constantly gets into trouble. The entire family is constantly yelling "Bad Dog Marely" at him. After he tears the family's couch to shreds, they put an add in the paper to get rid of him. The baby of the family climbs on top of the refrigerator trying to get cookies. The dog stops him from falling and they decide to keep the dog after all.
The character in the book that a small child will relate to the most is the dog. This book sends the message to a child that if he does something wrong he is bad. It doesn't send the message that the behavior is bad, but that the child himself is bad when he misbehaves. It also tells a child that if he misbehaves, his parents may choose to get rid of him and that he has to be "good" in order to deserve a parents love. That is definitely not what I want to teach my children.
I did "read" this book to my son. I changed all of the "Bad Dog Marely's" to "No Marley" I also completely skipped the part where they try to get rid of the dog, and end the book by having the family say to the dog "Your not perfect, and sometimes get into trouble, but we will always love you no matter what".
Summary of Bad Dog, Marley!
Mommy, Daddy, Cassie, and Baby Louie welcome Marley, their new Labrador pup, into their family. But Marley doesn't stay a tiny puppy for long. He grows and grows, and the bigger Marley gets, the bigger trouble he gets into. Big, bad-boy trouble. Whether it's chewing Mommy's reading glasses or swallowing Daddy's paycheck, Marley is a dog like no other. He tries to be a good dog, honest he does, but everything he tries ends up bad. Then one day Marley goes too far. Will this family have to find a new home for their big, crazy, pure-hearted dog?
Inspired by John Grogan's bestselling memoir, Marley & Me, this heartwarming story shows that loving someone, flaws and all, can reap huge rewards.
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