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Hartman, Emily C.

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Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Library Intern Book Reviews Centennial Library 2013 Review of Dog in Charge by K.L. Going Emily C. Hartman Cedarville University, emilyhartman@cedarville.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews  Part of the Library and Information Science Commons, and the Modern Literature Commons Recommended Citation Hartman, Emily C., "Review of Dog in Charge by K.L. Going" (2013). Library Intern Book Reviews. 87. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/87 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Library Intern Book Reviews by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@cedarville.edu. Dog In Charge Going, K.L. Illustrated by Dan Santat New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012 9780803734791  Dog is in charge of one, two, three, four, five cats while his people are at the store. He expects the cats to be quiet and tidy so that his people will pet him and give him treats—but the cats have other plans! Will Dog be able to corral these chaotic cats? Or will he discover that the cats are really on his side, after all? K.L. Going’s text is humorous but not unique, and Santat’s insertion of speech balloons into the text is distracting at times. The cats are amusingly cat-like in behavior, but their turn from rebellious to helpful is a little sudden and doesn’t quite fit with their characters. Some parents and teachers may be concerned that Dog is claiming credit for keeping the house tidy which rightfully belongs to the cats. Not recommended. Emily Hartman, Centennial Library Intern.  

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