Show Dog

by Meghan Mccarthy

Ed is the Hubbles’ friendly mutt. Princess is Mr. Pitt’s perfect poodle. Both are show dogs. Well, not really, but don’t tell the Hubbles that! Ed can do everything that Princess can do. Roll over, sit up and beg, jump through hoops. Well, almost. At least Ed tries! Soon the big day arrives. Who will go home with the big prize? Shhhh, it’s a surprise....

Meghan McCarthy’s bright, primary colors and lively text capture the inherent silliness of a dog show, revealing that, no matter what, the best dog is a fun dog.

Genres: Picture Books, Dogs, Animals, Childrens, Humor, Family, Juvenile

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 19, 2004

About the author

Children's book author of many wonderful fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including the below following. Meghan's books have won the IRA-CBC Children's Choice, ALA Notable, Kirkus Reviews Reviewer's Choice, Booklist Best Books, NYPL 100 Best Books, SLJ Best Books, and so on. Blah blah blah, what Meghan really wants to do is drive really fast and jump in really long grass until she gets grass stains. She'd prefer to remain child-like because children don't have to pay bills.

The Wall Street Journal described Meghan’s art as “goofy yet somehow dignified.” Meghan is much the same way. By the age of 40 she plans to wear a boa at all times and on all occasions.

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ed is the Hubble's friendly pet dog who they think is best dog ever. They enter Ed into the County Fair Dog Show. The Hubble's neighbor, Mr. Pitt thinks Ed is mangy mutt compared to his award winning poodle Princess. May the best dog win, which the Hubble's thinks is their dog Ed, the best dog ever. Full of laughs and surprises for every dog owner, who thinks their dog is the best dog ever.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two neighbors with very differnt dogs enter them into a competition. Elementary and up

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary:
The town hosts a dog show and the Hubble family enteres their beloved dog Ed. He may not be the perfect show dog, but the Hubbles think he is.

Reflection:
Great way to show children how we are all different and our different abilities are cherished.

Themes:
Dogs, abilities, family, love

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a humorous tale about a dog show. There are show dogs and there are, well, just dogs. Ed is no show dog. Princess is. Not much else to the story, but the ending is quite funny. The narrative is short and fun to read aloud. The illustrations are colorful and cartoonish and our girls just loved Ed. We enjoyed reading this book together.

[Ginny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kids' books don't normally make me laugh out loud like this one did! I've known a lot of dogs like this Ed.