Too Many Dogs

by Lori Haskins, Joe Mathieu

Waggy dog, shaggy dog, doggies in a bunch. Floppy dog, sloppy dog, doggies eating lunch. Kids will love this bouncy, colorful book, bursting with every kind of dog imaginable!  

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Animals, Dogs, Humor, 1st Grade

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Someone commented that there can never be TOO many dogs, but I might disagree when it comes to this book that Neo read. There are fast dogs and slow ones, fat dogs and skinny ones... even BIG dogs and tiny ones. Dogs all over serving many purposes, but one thing they all do is cause chaos when brought together. Neo was able to speed through this one and show me that he's picking up words and sentences faster than a dog owner with a poop bag on a Sunday morning.

[J-Lynn Van Pelt · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has fun pictures with all sorts of dogs getting into plenty of trouble. But, the book poses a problem because the one to two words on each page is too simple for older readers or a read aloud, but the vocabulary (words turned into adverbs, some made up) is complicated and the book doesn't have enough repetition for the beginning readers it is marketed for. I do like the short focus at the beginning of the book on the big, bigger, biggest and small, smaller, smallest.

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ever notice? There are two kinds of people in the world:

* Those who love dogs.
* And those who don't.

If you're in that first group, you may find the author's enthusiasm contagious. Otherwise? Not so much.

For instance, consider lavishly illustrated facing Pages 18-19. It reads:

"Dogs eating lunch."

For the intended readers, these pages are crammed with joy and brimming with fun.

However, to those of us readers in the second group? This illustration is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

Clearly, though, this book deserves FIVE STARS. The intended reader is definitely not me.

[Edward Sojuwa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lori Haskins channels her inner Seuss for this kid's book that has a father grilling burgers out by the patio and all the neighborhood dogs wanna piece of the action. Big dogs, little dogs want the burgers and the hot dogs, and yeah the prose does get Seuss-esque. But it's funny, sweet and is a great intro to different words for kids to learn, and different types of dogs that kids can enjoy. So...who wants some, ahem, DOGS???
Four stars
WE let the DOGS out, Woof, woof woof!

[Jarno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi everybody I’m back with a new update. This book is
About dogs.
In the beginning a dog was climbing over the fence. It
Was a big dog.
I’m the middle there were dogs in one of the neighbors
Backyard. They were playing and eating barbecue from
The grill.
In the end the man had to tell the dogs to go. He saw
The last dog leave from his backyard.
I hope everybody had a wonderful Indigenous Peoples Day weekend. I will be back with the next update I’m not
Sure when.
Bye.

[Lindsey Greer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute!
Great for teaching adjectives/describing words. A great demonstration of how they're used. This is a fun book to read! It has a great rhythm to it & has some rhyming too. Also, relatable for some kids. Some kids have pets, so they would connect world to book while reading.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a cute book to show all the different dogs that there are I think children would enjoy this book because of the animal aspect of the book.

[Talea · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter loved reading this book. She is a struggling reader, the repetition helped her and illustrations kept her engaged.

[Cam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute book for beginner readers. You will find a lot of kindergarten lost words in this book.

[Remy · Rating 4 out of 5]

J liked this one :)

[Rochelle Sondae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Step into Reading Step 1 Ready to Read

This one got bumped up to a 4 star rating because the 3-year old I read it to incorporated it into his playing for the rest of the afternoon and composed a sort of song from it. No, not Mozart quality. It was just a silly "dog ..." or "... dog" tune all afternoon. If his song didn't rhyme the first time around he'd change it to the later sequence. The book is told in a similar fashion, "Sprinkly dog, Wrinkly dog, scratchy dog, patchy dog...", so my cousin just put it to music he already knew and sang off and on while making Duplo "dogs" run amok through his train layout.

[Luisa Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Make sure to add this to your early reader's list. There are not many books at the starting level that are engaging or fun. This one is a favorite!

Reading Level: 1st and up

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[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are lots of different dogs at this house.

This is a very simple book with a lot of different descriptors for various dogs. There's the normal big and small, as well as more creative descriptors like sloppy and waggy. Could be used when discussing adjectives or big, bigger, and biggest (small, smaller and smallest also appear). Also a good pick for a beginning reader who loves dogs.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a silly easy reader that will certainly grab kids' attention, with a yard full of dogs of every size and description.

Veg*n parents note: The whole premise of this book is that a bunch of dogs leap a fence to steal steaks and sausages off a picnicker's grill.

[Donna Bausch]

This is a great book for kids who love dogs and are beginning to read. With only a couple words on each page and repeating ones too, this book will help kids with vocabulary. It also uses descriptive and rhyming words.

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

cute, lively illustrations with two-three words on a page. Made me smile, definitely, too many dogs!

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of cute doggies in this easy reader! How can you go wrong with that?

[Pinky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dogs have fun at a barbecue.

[Hannah Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first book I ever read. It was fun and it's an easy read for many students.

[Sri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Terlalu banyak anjing. Anjing ini dan anjing itu.
Permainan kata-katanya sangat menarik.

[Jean E Lint · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, but......

Cute but not challenging enough for my 5 year old grandson. What happened to the last 15% of the book.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grammar: comparative adjectives