Dozens of Dachshunds: A Counting, Woofing, Wagging Book

by Stephanie Calmenson, Zoe Persico (Illustrator)

Overview

An exuberant counting story featuring delightful dogs in creative costumes, inspired by the real, and hilarious, Dachshund Parade, for fans of Can I Be Your Dog?.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781547602223
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	06/29/2021
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	296,384
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Calmenson is the author of over 100 books for children, which have been called “marvelous” (Publishers Weekly), “lyrical” and “hilarious” (School Library Journal), and “sweet, funny, and right on the mark” (Booklist). Before turning to writing, Stephanie was an early childhood teacher, a children's book editor, and Editorial Director of the Parents Magazine Press Read-Aloud Book Club. She lives in New York with her husband, Mark, and their dachshund, Harry.

www.stephaniecalmenson.com

Zoe Persico has illustrated several books for children, including Summer Color! by Diana Murray, Mermaids Fast Asleep by Robin Riding, and Georgia's Terrific, Colorific Experiment, which she also wrote. She has a love for everything cute, colorful, and full of whimsy. When she's not working, she enjoys hiking, cooking, playing Dungeons & Dragons, hunting for good finds at the thrift store, and watching documentaries. She currently resides in sunny Florida with her partner and their dog, Zombie.

www.zoepersico.com
@zoepersicoart

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2021

PreS-K—One warm, sunny day, crowds of people and small dogs swarm a nearby park to celebrate Dachshund Day. Bedecked in colorful costumes, dachshunds arrive in groups and bring smiles to the faces of all. Balloons, songs, and tasty treats abound as dachshunds and the people who love them come together to savor the sights, smells, and sounds of this fun-filled day. Digitally rendered illustrations incorporate the feeling of a sunny day through texture, shading, and warm colors. Many of the angles are low, highlighting the short stature of these iconic dogs against the legs of nearby adults. The people are depicted in a variety of skin tones; one child is using a wheelchair. The illustrations are the unquestionable focus of this story, as the brief text is carefully placed so as not to interfere with them. Singsong, rhyming couplets are found on nearly every page and are ideally suited to a preschool audience. Though the meter is not consistent from page to page, it is nonetheless an enjoyable story to read aloud. Each page features an increasing number of dachshunds, from one to twelve, reinforcing counting skills. VERDICT Those who love dachshunds will enjoy sharing this delightful story with the young children in their lives.—Mary Lanni, formerly at Denver P.L.

School Library Journal

2021-03-31
Dachshunds descend in a parade that celebrates their adorableness.

A pack of delightful dachshunds (one of which informs readers dachshund is pronounced “DOX-hund”) dashes down the street on their way to a Dachshund Day celebration. This story is also a counting book, from one “dashing dachshund,” two “cheery dachshunds,” three “dazzling dachshunds,” and on up to 10 “super dachshunds.” The delightful doggos are dressed up for their big day in a wild variety of outfits, including doggie tuxedos, royal robes, ice cream–cone costumes, the hot dogs they’re nicknamed after, and more! The cartoon art portrays dachshunds in all their diverse glory, categorized in a helpful glossary at the end. There are dachshunds with smooth, longhaired, and wirehaired coats. There are standard, miniature, and the lesser-known rabbit dachshunds. There are dachshunds of many colors and patterns. The multitudinous types of dachshunds are not the only diversity in the book. There is nearly as much seen among the children who are taking part, including children of different races and a brown-skinned child in a wheelchair that appears more than once (that child’s dachshund is dressed up as a book). There’s also a doxie that uses wheels.

A parade of charm. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews

Singsong, rhyming couplets are found on nearly every page and are ideally suited to a preschool audience . . . . Those who love dachshunds will enjoy sharing this delightful story with the young children in their lives.” —School Library Journal

“By the time kids reach the story's end, they'll want to sing along with the closing song . . . Delightful dachshund facts round things off in the back matter.” —Booklist

“A parade of charm.” —Kirkus Reviews

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