The Juggling Pug - Hardcover

Bryan, Sean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1628735961 ISBN 13: 9781628735963

Publisher: Sky Pony, 2014

Synopsis

A town becomes instantly famous when one special pug begins to juggle. But the pug is also mischievous, messy, and quite naughty. He digs holes in the yard, drinks all the soda in the fridge, and even poops on the rug! This continues until, finally, a little girl has had enough. It’s only when the town calls a meeting to deal with this new nuisance that the pug must learn to control his behavior, or else!

From the award-winning author and illustrator of A Girl and Her Gator comes a story that will teach kids how to juggle good behavior and the limelight. Now in a new edition (with updated jacket and smaller trim size), Bryan’s wacky rhyming and Murphy’s witty illustrations are sure to entertain young readers and parents alike.

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About this title

From the Author:

Sean Bryan is the author of numerous children’s books, including A Girl and Her Gator and A Bear and His Boy. In order to fully research this book, Sean spent two years living with wild pugs in their natural habitat (his home). His study of pug behavior has culminated in this important work. He works at a New York advertising agency and lives with his wife and son in Darien, Connecticut.

Tom Murphy is the illustrator of numerous books, including four books with Sean Bryan. He also works in advertising. He lives with his wife and two children in Westchester, New York.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-K—The pug of the title not only juggles but, when fame overtakes him, his arrogant antics broaden to include a wide range of predictable doggie misbehaviors. When he drives the community to distraction, a young girl calls a town meeting and proposes getting rid of the offending pup. Predictably the dog, suddenly sheepish and repentant, promises to change. His reformation is short-lived as he is soon pooping on the rug again. This is not a real story but rather a rhyming verse that does not always scan (beware when reading aloud). The book is illustrated with bright, bold-lined cartoons in primary colors amid plentiful white space. There are hundreds of picture books about dogs so any new entry into this crowded field must compete. For more engagingly fractious Fidos, try Alice Provensen's A Day in the Life of Murphy (S & S, 2003) or Mark Teague's Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School (Scholastic, 2002).—Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich, CT
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About this edition

• Publisher: Sky Pony
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1628735961
• ISBN 13: 9781628735963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Murphy Tom