Bark Park

by Karen Gray Ruelle

Overview

Welcome to Bark Park, where dogs of every shape, size, and personality romp and roam.

Young readers can cavort with these colorfully collaged canines before collapsing into sleep along with their doggie pals, worn out after a day of fun.

Energetic rhymes are punctuated with cheerful illustrations that bring each individual pet vividly to life in a bouncy, fast-paced, frolicking doggone fun! This affectionate look at our canine companions reminds us why we love them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561457731
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.25(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Karen Gray Ruelle was born in Maryland and lived in England for part of her childhood. She attended the University of Michigan and received a master's degree in library science. She has worked as an editor, a reviewer, and a librarian and is the author and illustrator of picture and middle grade books. She lives in New York.

Editorial Reviews

"An exuberant offering that will be a hit with many young dog lovers."—Booklist

"The jaunty rhyming text and bright watercolor collages showcase dogs of all shapes and sizes. . . this canine tour de force should amuse and amaze dog fans for its delightful diversity."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

PreS-Gr 1- Snappy rhymes describe a plethora of dogs on the way to the canine park, their activities there, and their return home. This fun-to-read story is an ode to pups of all types, breeds, sizes, colors, personalities, etc., as exemplified by this couplet: "Thin dog, grin dog, gulping, lapping./Hairless, careless, digging, yapping." Each couplet gets a spread showing the dogs and their actions. Two verse-free pages feature 15 dogs engaged in various activities with accompanying onomatopoeia, for example, "pant, pant, pant," "sniff sniff sniff," "A-r-r-o-o-o-o-o," and "G-r-r-r-r." The colorful collages, made from papers hand-painted in watercolors, are reminiscent of a high school art project in the best possible way. They capture the essence of these animals and their behaviors. Great for storytime or anytime that calls for a book brimming with dogs.-Catherine Callegari, formerly at Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH

School Library Journal

Doggies abound in this energetic and enthusiastic showcase of assorted canines capering in the park. Hound dogs and round dogs, small dogs and tall dogs, hot dogs and dot dogs, fat dogs and rat dogs, strong dogs and long dogs, thin dogs and grin dogs, pack dogs and track dogs, dark dogs and bark dogs, sneak dogs and leak dogs-all kinds of dogs cavort across the page, running, strolling, dashing, splashing, fetching, begging, rolling, gulping and so on. The jaunty rhyming text and bright watercolor collages showcase dogs of all shapes and sizes. From the opening pages where dogs converge on the park to the closing scenes of soapy mutts splashing in the bath and weary puppies curled up for doggie-dreams, this canine tour de force should amuse and amaze dog fans for its delightful diversity. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews