"Good dog Carl" is a beautiful little board book with a wonderful premise. Mother leaves the house and tells Carl the large Rottweiler to "Look after the baby." As soon as it is clear the mother has left, the baby crawls out of its bed onto Carl's back and the two proceed to have a grand old time. Carl and baby, bounce on mother's bed, they play dress up and run through the house with abandon. Baby swims in the fish tank and the two dance on the carpet in the front room, then rob the refrigerator. After a while, Carl gives baby a bath and puts her back to bed. Then Carl cleans up the house just in time for mother to come home and tell Carl he has been a "good dog."
This is a great book. All children love dogs and see this wonderful story of Carl and the baby would lead to long periods of discussions about dogs and the fun that Carl and baby had while mother was out of the house. The lack of text is not a problem for this book, because the pictures speak volumes. The pictures are simple and subtle, because it is the story told by the pictures that is important, not the grand artwork. I love dogs and I love this book.
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