Odd Dog

by Fabien Öckto Lambert

This dog doesn’t fit in! Could it be because . . . it’s a CROCODILE?
Mr. Roger loves dogs—and he has lots of them. But there’s something a bit off about his latest pet pooch. Unlike the others, this one won’t learn to collect the paper properly or fetch a ball. Instead, the strange, snappy, and greedy (but good-natured) beast is causing chaos all around town. What Mr. Roger doesn’t realize is that his pup is really a croc! This hilarious picture book will have sharp-eyed kids laughing nonstop.

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens

40 pages, Hardcover

First published October 3, 2017

Reviews

[Fernando · Rating 4 out of 5]

Puede que os resulte atípico encontrar aquí un libro de literatura para niños pero es que se trata de literatura y es maravilloso, divertido, algo ácido, y con una bella lección moral de que aquello que más nos critican puede ser nuestro verdadero don. Unos dibujos apachuchables con aire de comic antiguo. A mis hijos les ha encantado y lo leen con frecuencia. Sin duda, yo lo pondría en la lista de Navidades.

[Terresa Wellborn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny book! Great illustrations throughout.

Would be great for a PreK story time, with an explanation of the text on the last page (referring to a type of bird that young children may not be familiar with).

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations were kind of fun, but the story was just ok.

[Daniel Lawson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poor Rhyme scheme, poor story.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

The rhyming was off, making the cadence when reading aloud awkward. Mostly got the book because my little one is very into dogs right now - for that, it was a good book and very well illustrated.

[Seema Rao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Humorous tale of a “dog” that wasn’t. Can be read over and over.

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately the rhyme scheme wasn’t translated dependably at all, and I think it was relying on some tropes that aren’t available in English. It might be fun to read it interactively with kids expecting Mr. Rogers to take any sensible path forward with his Odd Dog, while he defies expectation, but as a stand along book it felt a trifle uneven.