Dylan's Day Out

by Peter Catalanotto

A Dalmatian, longing for playmates who are black-and-white like himself, flees home to join a team of penguins in a soccer match against a pack of skunks

Genres: Picture Books, Adventure, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surreal - as one would expect from a bored Dalmatian. Poor thing, inside all day. I love the art, especially the B&W theme (reminds me of the Please, Mr. Panda series). I love that it's not a wordless book, but has many wordless pages. I believe some children's imaginations will be lit ablaze by this, esp. if they're prompted, 'What does your dog dream about? Or your cat? Or a wolf? Or a penguin?'

[emyrose8 · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cute, but I wish the story would've been a little longer. I love the pictures in this book. There's a big contrast between black/white and color (especially green). One thing that made me not to sure about this book was that the story is kind of bizarre; the beginning didn't really match the strangeness of the later parts of the book. Like I said, the book was cute, and there were some great ideas put into it, but it was just a bit too uncoordinated for my taste.

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated book with one of the cutest large dogs that I have seen.
You can read this book to your small children to entertain them, but this book is not much of a "learn to read" book, as there is so little text.
I have a signed copy from the author!

[Steve_sonderman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dylan's day out is a beautifully illustrated imaginative story. It contains mostly pictures and most of the pages do not have words. The illustrations tell the story, in which a dog was tired of sitting around all day, and dreamed of more exciting experiences. It is fun book in which the strength lies in its illustration.

[Becky Loader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, my, GOSH! Catalanotto has to be a real Dal owner! Clever (penguins vs. nuns in a soccer game!) and lively, the story documents what really happens when a Dal goes out on his/her own. Great illustrations that mirror real dog poses and body language.

[Jenna McA · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has no words, but it's brilliant!

[G · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite picture book;

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The abundance of black and white characters in this story was amusing. This reminded me of a David Wiesner worldless book.

[Gala · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice book to show what a fiction story looked like. Children can add to the story because of the pages of pictures without words.

[Claudia Telleria · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wasn't one overly enjoyed. It was just okay and kind of bland to be honest. The artwork however was very nice. I would use this in my classroom as a passtime book.