By Gene Zion (author) , Margaret Bloy Graham (illustrator)
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May 2010 Guest Editor Philip Ardagh has chosen this book:
This is the simplest of everyday tales beautifully told, with well-chosen words and wonderfully straightforward - characterful - pictures. In essence, it's the story of a white dog with black spots who gets so dirty that he's mistaken for a black dog with white spots and is not recognized by the girl and boy who own him.
When I stumbled upon a copy of this long-forgotten (by me) book as an adult, it turned on a light in my brain and hurtled me back to the time when I read it as a library book which I took out again and again. When I mentioned it to my (big) brother Martin, he remembered it too, with equal fondness. Interestingly, my mother had no memory of it.
Rest assured, my son has a copy of this and other Harry the dog adventures. I recently read a short-story about Harry with pictures by another illustrator. It wasn't the same!
Harry is a white dog with black spots who enjoys everything except having a bath. The author also wrote "Harry by the Sea" and "No Roses for Harry".
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Harry the Dirty Dog and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Harry the Dirty Dog features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Harry the Dirty Dog was written by Gene Zion and published by Red Fox an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Harry the Dirty Dog has 32 pages
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