Using simple pictures of various bulldogs and short
captions, the book tells the tale of Marvin and his bulldog family. Momma is a
tough task master and has definite expectations for her bulldog children.
Finally, Marvin figures out that Mom is being hard on them because they never thank
her for all she does. Mom and Marvin share a Christmas bonding moment of family
love before she barks at him about getting his new shirt dirty.
The short story winds up with fun facts about
bulldogs and links to three sites about bulldogs. The remaining more than half
of the book is devoted to ads for the numerous other books by the author.
Aimed at the three to six year old crowd, the lesson
here is that mom is tough because she is not thanked enough by her kids. All
she wants is the best for them and wants them to understand that. A thought
that may or may not have completely resonated with Marvin, who has the last
word with his comment, “Oh momma, you’re impossible.”
The photographic illustrations are simple with the
dogs either sitting, lying down, or standing. The dogs are occasionally posed with
a prop of some type such as ac birthday hat, Christmas stocking, etc. Readers
of the age group targeted may have some difficulties with words such as “impossible,
instructions, diabetes,” etc., in this otherwise well done book.
Adorable Dogs: Bulldogs
Scott Gordon
July 2012
Kindle E-Book
Estimated print length--42 pages
$.99
Kevin R. Tipple ©2012
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