In their closing statements, the artists pose with favorite pooches, sometimes in childhood snapshots. Elliott\u2019s accompanying comments, which range from two words for the Old English sheepdog (\u201cHair! \/ Everywhere!\u201d) to affectionate rhymed or free verse sentiments, add further buoyant notes. Still, the illustrations steal the show\u2014beginning with Ebony Glenn\u2019s gallery of Labradors and their owners (all exhibiting a range of hues) and continuing to Charles Santoso\u2019s pile of rumpled, sleepy bulldog pups (\u201cHead like a melon. \/ Face of a felon\u201d), Matthew Cordell\u2019s Scottish terrier marching proudly at the head of a line of full-dress bagpipers, and other purebreds large and small. Capping it all is Oge Mora\u2019s equally proud, paper-collage mutt: \u201cA little this. \/ A little that. \/ A little everything but cat.\u201d Notes in smaller type accompanying the entries point out each breed\u2019s distinctive history and characteristics as well as their less savory tendencies to shed, drool, pass gas, or snore. For dogless readers eager for companionship and undeterred by the latter, a reference to shelters at the end offers a suggestion about where to begin a search.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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