Bad Dog by Boldt, Mike

The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious story from the illustrator of I Don't Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead!

"Look what I got for my birthday! A pet dog!" says a little girl holding a . . . cat? Rocky doesn't listen or obey like all the other dogs. (Because Rocky is a cat.) And Rocky hates her leash and doesn't seem to like other dogs. (Probably because Rocky is a cat.) And rather than play fetch, Rocky prefers to . . . lick between her toes? Ew. Rocky is a bad "dog"! BUT Rocky doesn't bark, and is so cute when she sleeps in sunny spots. Maybe Rocky IS a good dog? (Or, you know, maybe Rocky is a cat.)

Cat lovers and dog lovers alike will howl with laughter at this little girl's willful insistence that her cat is a dog. The hilarious ways in which cats and dogs are different are brilliantly illuminated with each turn of the page and will leave young readers and their grown-ups giggling.

★ Winner: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, 2021
★ Winner: North Carolina Children's Book Award, 2022
★ Winner: Wyoming Library Association Buckaroo Award, 2021-22
★ Winner: Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, 2021
★ Winner: Sakura Medal, Japan, 2022
★ Nominee: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award, 2022

Author: Mike Boldt
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/05/2019
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781984847973
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508309 / Bad Dog


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019 pg. 154
Publishers Weekly 08/26/2019
Booklist 11/15/2019 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2019
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 54

About the Author
MIKE BOLDT is a New York Times bestselling children's book creator who lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife, three children, a dog, and a few cats. His books include I Don't Want to Be a Frog, Elmore the Christmas Moose, Don't Eat Bees, Don't Trust Cats, Find Fergus, Bad Dog, and the New York Times bestseller Just One Bite by Camila Alves McConaughey and Adam Mansbach.