The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder

Chowder

by Peter Brown

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Tiger Goes Wild and Children Make Terrible Pets comes another adventure starring everyone's favorite underdog.

When Chowder goes off to the Fabu Pooch Boot Camp, as usual he just doesn't fit in. Chowder tries his best, but his attempts to make himself more fabulous all fall flat. When the First Annual Fabu Pooch Pageant is announced, Chowder anxiously tries to think of a way to stand out. After all, the prize is a one-year supply of Snarf Snacks! Some pups practice their pearly grins, other hounds get massages to relax. One pooch even gets permed! But Chowder finds his calling when he discovers a trampoline. He leaps, he flips, he bounces, and he wows the crowd! Perfect for fans of Chowder and for new readers alike.

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

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

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Peter Brown is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books.

"Peter has always loved telling stories. Growing up in New Jersey, he told stories by drawing whimsical characters and scenes from his imagination. Then, as a teenager, he fell in love with writing, and told his tales with words. While studying illustration at Art Center College of Design, Peter’s love of both words and pictures led him to take several courses on children’s books, and before long he knew he’d found his calling.

After graduating from Art Center Peter moved to New York City to be closer to the publishing industry. He was working on animated TV shows when he signed a book deal to write and illustrate his first picture book, Flight of the Dodo. Peter quickly signed up his second and third books, and his career as an author and illustrator of children’s books was under way.

Peter’s books have earned him numerous honors, including a Caldecott Honor (2013) for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. White Awards and an E.B. White Honor, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book award, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, and five New York Times bestsellers.

Peter lives in Brooklyn, New York."

Source: About Peter Brown.

Reviews

[nicole]

Oh man, even better than the original.

Chowder, still eccentric (but now with kickball buddies), is enrolled in etiquette school, and made to perform in the pageant that follows. Chowder wows everyone with his trampoline jumping skills and is generally badass. Basically. It's a good, solid, funny story, but even if i weren't, Peter Brown's illustration ( would probably fill the gap and leave me happy.

[Emma]

My kids both love this book, and the first one, Chowder, too. The message may seem a little cliched, but it's delivered with such gentle humor and charmingly bright pictures, and Chowder is so personable--and talented--it's been a great addition to our library.

[Andy Nordvall]

#AmReading Finishing a deep dive into @itspeterBrown following his #webinar. Always impressed with his range. Both FABULOUS BOUNCING CHOWDER and YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND are funny, but Chowder’s tone is drier where are Friend goes for out-and-out silliness. Both are sequels showing how to do build off a great main character.

[T Crockett]

I liked that Chowder was his own dog. He didn't fit in so he made the situation change to fit him. It lacked any surprise beyond why Chowder is bouncing on the cover. Once that was established the rest was a bit too predictable.

[Sam]

Super adorable and the art is fun and light. A dog follows his dreams and is rewarded for staying true to himself. Also the name Chowder is just plain fun to say. Also appreciated the use of fonts in this book to convey emotion as you read.

[Kary]

I love Chowder! My kindy through 2nd graders would love the Chowder books!

[Mollie]

I didn't love it quite as much as the original, but it was still super cute.

[Megan]

I fell in love with baby Chowder.

[The Transmuted Tree]

Red 4th

[Cheryl]

Better than the first book, imo. Less time spent with humans, for one. But still, it's no Wild Robot. Better for folks who love dogs.

[Kathryn]

Love chowder

[Kataklicik]

Oh this was hilarious!!

[Miss Ryoko]

Fantastic. I mean, what do you expect... Peter Brown ;-) I loved this one much more than the first Chowder book. The illustrations of course were stupendous (duh) and the storyline was so cute and adorable. I love Chowder! He is best dog!!

Seriously, I can't praise Peter Brown enough for his incredible talents.

[Pinky]

Chowder wants to win the Fabu Pooch Pageant, so he can win a year's supply of snarf snacks. He starts bouncing on the trampoline and doing spectacular tricks. Although he doesn't win the pageant he becomes the spokesdoggy for snarf snacks. He also heads back to Ms. Fabu's camp next summer to teach beginner bounce classes.

[Melki]

I gotta be me!



Pant, pant, pant, pant, pant!



I've got to be me!

[Anthony]

Chowder the bulldog is off to Fabu Pooch Boot Camp, although he'd rather be at Twisty's Acrobatic Fanatic Camp. Chowder doesn't quite fit. But life for Chowder is about to change when he enters the 1st Annual Fabu Pooch Pageant, where the winner receives a one year supply of his favorite snarf snacks. Chowder becomes one with an old trampoline as he follows his dreams to be an acrobat.

[LeGrand]

this book proved to be far more amusing than it started out.. if you like dogs or dog stories.. i think you could really like this book.. chowders owners enter him in the "first annual fabu pooch pageant"

[Anna]

I got to meet Peter Brown at an SCBWI conference this summer...he's smokin hot and super nice. His books have lots of details in the illustrations, I'm just not crazy about the stories....but, my opinion matters little since he's been on Martha Stewart and I have not :)

[Carrie Rolph]

Tough bulldog Chowder goes to summer camp to learn how to be more fabulous -- for the record, becoming more fabulous means putting on a black leotard and jumping on a trampoline. Of course.

A++ for the drool jokes. Who doesn't love a good dog drool joke? Exactly.

[Amanda Allen]

Yet another one the tot loved. Yay Peter Brown, and it was adorable. The art was fun. The crazy things that Chowder does is fun. That my little one pays attention through the whole story is perfect.

[Meg]

Charming and a little different as far as children's books go. Peter Brown's art, as always, is a rich compliment to the well-written story. This misfit dog finding his own talent is a story brief enough and fresh enough to remain a perennial bedtime favorite.

[Kate]

Everyone has to have a dream. For this bulldog it's becoming an acrobat and trying to beat all the other fru-fru dogs in a beauty pageant.

[Tricia]

a lot of words. cute pictures. dog marches to the beat of a different drummer.

[Robin]

How can you top a great picture book like "Chowder"? With a sequel, of course!

[Jen]

cute computer generated type pictures. front cover is supposed to be magnets and a photo. slightly funny story about being who you are.

[Julia Jasztal]

I loved this book because Chowder was fun to read about and he was a silly dog.

[Kathy Ellen Davis]

Hilarious.
I love trampolines,
summer camps,
competitions,
and prizes.

This book has it all.
PLUS great illustrations!

Check it out :)

[Liz Todd]

We waited over a year to get our hands on this book and it was so worth the wait! Very funny! It made us giggle and I loved that Chowder was celebrated for who he is.

[Bookslut]

Awesome!

[Vicky]

Boys giggled through this :D