Once I Ate a Pie
by Emily MacLachlan Charest, Patricia MacLachlan
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Author: Emily MacLachlan Charest, Patricia MacLachlanIllustrator: Katy Schneider
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-25
ISBN: 0060735317
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: Wonderful silliness... with dogs
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a "dog person," and usually in the minority among flocks of "cat people," but even to me, that this book is about dogs is less to the point than its humor. OK, it wouldn't be as funny if it were about little boys, or ducklings, but it is the dialogue that makes this book so much fun to read (and re-establishes my status as Reigning Queen of Reading Aloud around here).
The title comes from the page about "Mr. Beefy," a pug or small bulldog (the grown-up version of the cover pup). The text of these two pages (each dog has a two-page spread): "I am not thin, but I am beautiful. When no one is looking, I steal tubs of butter off the table. I take them to the basement to eat in private. Once I ate a PIE."
It is fun to read each short speech in different voices. After one reading, my youngest was quoting Mr. Beefy. My kids are 8 and 10 and they both find this book amusing; maybe boys find this kind of silliness more appealing than girls would. I like it too, though, and I'm the mom.
Summary of Once I Ate a Pie
Gus herds his people like sheep.
Abby loves borrowing slippers.
And once, Mr. Beefy ate a pie.
It's a dog's life. Filled with squeaky toys, mischief, and plenty of naps. Every dog has a tail to wag and a tale to tell. Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest asked this collection of canines to speak up with their own words, barks, and yips.
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