Children’s Book Review: Stanley at Sea
July 12, 2009 by Karlynn Johnston
Filed under Book Nook
This was an adorable book,the dogs are hilarious with their drooling and sniffling and whining. They follow their noses when they catch any scent of food, which ends up leading them right to a stinky garbage container to hopefully have a snack,only to be denied,then ending up on a sea-faring adventure. My daughter laughed out loud at how darn silly the dogs were, and how goofy they look in the pictures too. The dogs are all tails-a-wagging, tongues hanging out, must-get-food comedy.The illustrations are done by Bill Slavin and are vastly entertaining, well-drawn, colorful and bright, plus cute to boot!
Reading level: Preschool to Grade 2, Ages: 3 to 7
Page Count:32 pages
Publisher: Kids Can Press
What to expect:
Publisher’s synopsis: Stanley’s thrown his party — and braved his wild ride. Now Stanley and his pals embark on an adventure that makes sea–dogs of them all!
It’s picnic time in the park — but not for Stanley. He knows he’s not supposed to beg, but his people are always eating. And Stanley is always hungry! After he’s told to “get,” Stanley wanders down by the river where he runs into Alice, Nutsy and Gassy Jack.
Soon their keen noses lead them to a delicious treat on a small boat with no people in sight. When the boat’s mooring comes loose, they float away with the current down the river, under a bridge and then out to sea! It’s a scary new world where the sky stretches in every direction and big waves crash. The dogs know that when you’re Outside, sooner or later you always come to a fence. When suddenly through the mist they see what looks like a very tall fence, they know they’ve come to the End of Outside! But what kind of fence is this?
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