Ivan the Terrier

By Catalanotto, Peter

Publishers Summary:
Ivan loves a good story. Like that one about the three bears or those three gruff billy goats. Where else can a dog find such playmates action fun... or a cookie? Ivan's own good story lands him just where he loves to be. In your lap.Read MoreRead Less

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ISBN
978-1-41691-247-7
Publisher
Jackson Atheneum


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2007

PreS-Gr 1 A high-spirited terrier creates mayhem in the fairy-tale world as an unseen narrator tries to tell a series of bedtime stories. "Once upon a time there were three billy goats named Gruff," the narrator begins, but stops short when Ivan bursts onto the scene with an enthusiastic "Arf! Arf! Arf!" After chasing away the goats, he moves on to disrupt the lives of the three bears, the three little pigs, and the gingerbread boy. The noisy pup ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on November 1, 2007

"Once upon a time there were three billy goats named Gruff." So begins what appears to be a standard retelling of a well-known folktale. But a close look at Catalanotto's watercolor-and-gouache illustration reveals that something's afoot. As two goats nibble on neon-green grass, the third glances back at a small blur that's speeding directly toward them. With a page turn, a rowdy brown-and-white terrier bu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

What appears to be a folktale retelling turns into a story hour gone amok after terrier Ivan bursts onto the scene. An un...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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