Description: Equal parts heart-melting and stinky, The Smell of Wet Dog is a must-have illustrated poetry book for every young canine fan.
The smell of wet dog is not a good smell.When a dog is wet it's easy to tell.
Imagine moose and skunk perfume.
An odiferous stench, a paint-peeling plume. Beloved author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg offers up twenty-seven poems on the evergreen topic of human's best friend. Many have all the humor of a Shel Silverstein classic. Others are unexpectedly poignant, about separation anxiety or older dogs growing less spry. All are accompanied by Saltzberg's lively and loveable artwork. Whether you are a dog lover, love a dog lover, or are simply dog-curious, The Smell of Wet Dog is for someone in your life. One thing's for sure: You'll leave this book inspired to write an ode to a furry friend of your own! A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Winner of the Bank Street Children's Book Committee Claudia Lewis Award for Younger Poetry
Review Quotes: The Smell of Wet Dog is chock-full of luscious light verse designed to draw in even the most reluctant of poetry readers.
--BookPage (starred review)
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Poems emanate from a place of keen adoration and observation.
--Publishers Weekly A short, simple, witty group of poems about the ups and downs of being a dog that would make a nice addition to a larger library collection.
--School Library Journal [A] poetic garland of doggy sentiments.
--Booklist