Dog Gone: Starring Otis

by Amanda Harvey

This place didn’t feel much like home.

When Otis spends a few nights away from his familiar bed—and away from Lucy, the human companion he loves—he isn’t at all happy about it. The other dogs at the dog hotel may be friendly, but not knowing when Lucy will return, Otis decides to take matters into his own paws. . . .


From the Hardcover edition.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Amanda Hall is a British children's book author and illustrator. Born in 1955, her first book, A Close Call, was published in 1990, and won the 1991 Mother Goose Award. She went on to write and/or illustrate more than thirty more books.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

My five-year-old son picked this book out from the library this week.

This book is OK. The story is OK. The text is OK. And the illustrations are OK. I think the book could have been improved if the story had been about how the dog made friends with the other dogs, not just how he ran away, came back, and stayed with the other dogs.

[Naomi · Rating 1 out of 5]

B-O-R-I-N-G!! Everything about this book was bland. EVERYTHING...the story, the characters, the illustrations. It was torture just to get through a 32 page book.