Go Away, Dog

by Joan L. Nodset, Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

A gentle and funny child's-eye view of overcoming doubts and meeting a new pet (or friend). At first the boy doesn't want to meet a friendly wagging dog at the park—"Go away, dog!" he says. But as the dog fetches, rolls over, shakes hands, and otherwise works all its doggy charms, the boy starts to open up. "You like me, don't you, you old dog?" Maybe they can be friends after all. This My First I Can Read uses simple, repeating words, making it a good match for the youngest emergent readers. The classic story is now accompanied by appealing modern full-color art by Paul Meisel. Go Away, Dog is a My First I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.

Genres: Picture Books, Dogs, Childrens, Fiction, Humor

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1963

Reviews

[Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most people think of the sixties as nothing but a solid decade of peace and love, peace and love. Nothing but a lovefest.

Unsurprisingly, there were some discordant voices to come out of that decade. History will reflect on two of the presumably darkest voices, Black Sabbath and Go Away, Dog.

This book tales the tale of a sociopath influenced by a dog. But unlike David Berkowitz, the influence ends up being positive. The heartless boy is convinced to open his doors to a poor old dog, instead of pulling wings off of flies or whatever it is he would otherwise be doing with his time.

[Cilla Savary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story. Not sure there are very many kids who would have told the dog to go away. But both my kids liked it. We have an earlier version that isn't listed as an early reader. The artist is Crosby Bonsall. I LOVE his illustrations for the story. The boy is wrapped up in a super oversized winter scarf. The dog's expressions are beautiful. It was published in 1963.

[James Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

The boy didn't like the dog in the beginning and he said "Go Away you bad old dog". The dog brought a stick to the boy and he said "I don't want that stick, don't give it to me!" And then he did give it to him and the boy said "Alright, if I throw this stick will you go away?" And so the boy got the stick and throw it and the dog went and got it. After the second time the dog brought it back he said "go away" and he said "you don't have a home? Well that's too bad." He walked half way home and then he stopped because the dog was following him and then he said "You can't come with me to my home". And then the dog laid down and was so sad that he cried and then the boy liked the dog at the end and said he could come home with him and then he said "come on, let's run."

[Prabhat sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Go Away, Dog by Joan L. Nodset, Illustrator- Paul Meisel (goodreads author) – Children’s Illustrated Colour Picture Book- The book narrates the story of love between a kid and his pet dog. The kid has a stick which he throws and the dog fetches it back to the kid. The kid has not become friendly with the dog. Kid thinks that the dog brings the stick back to him, one reason might be that the dog does not a house or room of himself. They run in the garden. The dog follows him. This generates love between the kid and the dog. The kid and the dog stay together. Coloured illustrations help the reader to relate to the story. Message- love needs time, it grows between all- children and parents, children and their pets.

[Dabeinchoi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is too easy for elementary student. This book might be suitable book for 5 or 6 years old kids. The good thing of this book is that kids can observe how the thing can changed from hatred to love. After reading this book, we can discuss about the same topic. If kids have the same experience that he or she hated something but as time goes by, and as kids spend time with them they started to like the things.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was at Barnes and Noble yesterday and found this "I can Read! Picture book." The book was on sale and I couldn't resist and purchased for my three year old granddaughter who doesn't have a dog but loves dogs anyway.

[Ally McCulloch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of cute. I kind of saw where it was going, because it reminded me of the French film, Le vieil homme et l'enfant aka Two of Us (1967, Claude Berri). But it was still good and affecting!

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a stray dog wants attention from a little boy playing in the park, the boy tries to send it away because he doesn’t like dogs. The boy tries all the things he thought would make the dog go away but in doing so he realized he really does like dogs. Cute story nicely illustrated.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young boy and a dog meet and while the boy tries to escape the dog the dog has other ideas of a lasting future. Toddler and up

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slightly odd as plots go, but a good read for Maddie.

[Lucas · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Wanted to give five stars, but four stars because he was a little mean. I did not like that the guy was being mean. I like that he said I like you, dog. I love bubba.” - Luke

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

just OK.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

With grandma & papa FaceTime storytime for bed.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

By the same author of who took the farmers hat.

[Shaye Webb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grade Level: K-3
Genre: Animal Fantasy

I was not a big fan of this book. It could have a very negative affect on kids and dogs because it talks about the main character being scared of and not wanting to be around a dog. I think this book can give kids the wrong idea about dogs and animals

[Parker Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave it two stars because the dog got sad and that made me sad.

[Shelby Dains · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a good book for a a first or second grader to read. It has very great sized words that I thing are awesome for students to be. An,e to follow along but still has pictures to keep them enticed in reading the book. I think it would be good for this age group because it has pretty simple sentences with words that could easily be sounded out if students didn't know the words they were reading. The book also has very good punctuation marks so it could show lots of prominent sentences. Not my favorite book, but still a pretty good book to help students with reading.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this book a little boy has a strange dog come to him, he doesn't want anything to do with him. Tells him he doesn't like dogs and for him to go away. But the dog chases the stick the little boy throws and brings it back the boy. The dog wants to play. And eventually the little boy starts to like the dog and decides to keep him.

The text is simple reading and has repetitive words so once your beginning reader learns them they can be proud of themselves as they read them farther in the story.

[Rochelle Sondae · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did a lot of editing while reading aloud this "My first shared reading" title. Mainly because I was reading it to a 3 year old and I try to avoid negative words and wanted to add "please" and "thank you" whenenver it was appropriate to keep up with the manners we've been trying to teach him. If he were reading it I think it's pretty good as the text is simple and repetitive.

[Alexander The Triumphant · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very fun. Dog was coming to the little boy. Then he had to go home. And then he said don't jump on me, don't lick my hand. And the little boy said, "Let's run!" When they were running a bunny was running. And then the dog was rolling. And then the boy threw the stick and the dog caught it. - by Alex

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet, simple story about a boy and a dog he wants to, well, go away.
This book includes so many different lessons: conquering fear, understanding, compassion, friendship, love, and perhaps even more. A great book for a young child experiencing a fear of dogs. Also a great book to help a family preparing to welcome a puppy into their home.
A story well done.

[Dalene Arizmendi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Go Away, Dog is a lovely story about a boy overcoming his fear about dogs. This book is great for emergent readers. The main theme of this book is openness to new things, or relationships (dog). I rate this book 3/5 because it's a nice book with a good message, but it needed to state why dogs do the things they do, and different ways a dog can contribute to the little boy's life.

[Books Ring Mah Bell · Rating 1 out of 5]

Only one star because if I have to read this again to my son I am taking a hostage. (I hid it up on the closet shelf)

Sam gives it 5 stars because "dat's cool. the boy takes the doggie home and now dey are friens."

No spoiler alert. get over it.

[Mailee Pyper · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book Spencer and I read together on one of our first dates. We sat in Barnes and Noble and laughed about the boy who tried to get the dog to go away by throwing sticks...We still to this day quote "if I throw this stick will you go away?" at each other all the time.

[jennyreadit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read aloud to K5 and talked about how may be scared of school and meeting new kids, just like the boy was scared of dogs, but then you get to know them.Simplistic language and large, bright pictures make this a favorite of the younger set.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book kinda started off mean. telling the poor dog to go away. eventually the boy and dog liked each other. it's a good book for the beginner reader. This is also an AR book for anyone who might want to know. I would recommend this book to others.

[babyhippoface · Rating 5 out of 5]

My mom and I both loved this book when I was little. But not the one pictured here, the edition illustrated by Crosby Bonsall. It was... perfect.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for young children just learning to read. Simple words and large text.

[Kanani · Rating 3 out of 5]

My two year old loved this book.

[Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it. It was super awesome and great. I liked when the dog loved him. It was happy, happy because it was like the Skip movie. It was almost like this book. The end.