Harry the Dirty Dog
Author:
Gene Zion
Illustrator:
Margaret Bloy Graham
Publication:
1956 by Harper and Brothers
Genre:
Fiction, Humor, Picture Books
Pages:
36
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Harry was a white dog with black spots who liked everything . . . almost. There was one thing Harry did not like, and that was getting a bath.
One day when Harry heard the bath water running he took the scrubbing brush and ran away. He played in all the dirtiest places possible, and had a lovely time. Soon he had changed from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots.
Then Harry got tired and hungry, so he went home. But his family didn't recognize him. How Harry convinced his family that he was himself—with a most un-Harry like trick—makes an engaging and delightful story. The bright pictures by Margaret Bloy Graham catch the charm and warmth of Gene Zion's very funny words.
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Margaret Bloy Graham
1920 - 2015Canadian American
Say Harry the Dog or No Roses for Harry to anyone over four and he or she will know exactly what Harry looks like—complete with swea... See more
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Harry the Dirty Dog
Reviewed by Sherry Early
Here’s another book that was first published in 1956, the year before I was born. And it’s remained in print all the years since then because it tells a classic story of a dog who doesn’t want a bath. (I remember some children who were much like Harry–bath-resistant.) Because Harry, a white dog with black spots, runs away when it’s bath time, he gets very dirty and turns into an unrecognizable black dog with white spots. And when his own family doesn’t recognize him, well, Harry begs for that bath that he so successfully avoided at the beginning of the story. I could read this story over and over and not get tired of it . . .
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