Puppy Mudge Has a Snack - Hardcover

Rylant, Cynthia; Stevenson, Suçie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689839812 ISBN 13: 9780689839818

Publisher: Simon Spotlight, 2003

Synopsis

Welcome
Mudge!
Welcome Mudge!
Mudge is Henry's puppy.
Mudge is cute.
Mudge is snuggly.
Mudge also has a BIG appetite!
With a hungry pup on his hands, will Henry get ANYTHING to eat?

About this title

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, Motor Mouse, Hornbeam, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Isidre Monés is a Spanish artist best known for his comic book work. In addition to illustrating Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3, he has also illustrated several of Cynthia Rylant’s Henry and Mudge stories.

Suçie Stevenson is the acclaimed author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children and is best known as the illustrator of the popular Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant. She lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her little cocker spaniel, Gracie.

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 1-In this simple, predictable story, Mudge wants Henry to share his food. The puppy climbs on the boy, sits on top of him, and then drools all over the floor. Finally, the pooch rolls over, prompting Henry to say, "Mudge, you are TOO cute" before giving him a bowl of crackers. The lyrical language and intriguing plotting, hallmarks of Rylant's original "Henry and Mudge" series, are missing here. Mones's colorful illustrations provide the requisite picture clues about the text, but Henry is depicted with angular cheekbones and a spiky haircut that give him a preadolescent appearance. Beginning readers who love dogs will find more satisfaction with Alyssa Satin Capucilli's "Biscuit" books (HarperCollins) or Mary Labatt's Pizza for Sam and Sam Finds a Monster (both Kids Can, 2003) until their skills support the more demanding and gratifying series about these lovable characters.
Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon Spotlight
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689839812
• ISBN 13: 9780689839818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mones Isidre
• Number of pages: 32