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See the Dog: Three Stories about a Cat

by David Larochelle

A cat takes the dog’s place

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A cat takes the dog’s place

Across three stories, a cat steps in for a sick dog and faces a series of familiar canine jobs: digging, fetching, and guarding. The catch is that the cat has her own ideas about how to handle each assignment, while the bossy book keeps insisting on the rules. Repeated phrases and playful clashes between the cat and the book shape this early-reader spoof, with the humor coming from the gap between what the tasks demand and what the cat is willing to do. The setup makes each story a small variation on the same comic question: how far can a cat go in pretending to be a dog?

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers beginning to read independently
  • Children who enjoy animal stories and playful humor
  • Adults seeking a read-aloud with repeated phrases

Themes

Cats and dogsRole-playingFollowing instructionsFriendship and cooperation

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Book overview

What happens when a cat tries to be a dog? With this second wry primer, the creators of See the Cat return to demonstrate that standing in for a friend can be trickier than expected.

The dog is sick today, but have no fear--the cat is happy to take his place! But when the book (who is very bossy) tells her to dig a hole, the dirt-averse cat finds a way to accomplish the task while keeping her fur pristine. And when the book demands that she fetch a stick (in the water!) or guard a sheep (from a wolf!), the cat responds in very un-doglike ways. Can the book and the cat reach a happy ending? With simple, repetitive phrases and tongue-in-cheek humor, this spoof on a classic early reader pits a well-meaning but slightly dramatic cat against a highly persistent book in a comical battle of wits that will have kids yowling.
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