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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2017 | Xpress Reviews Web Only
PreS-Gr 2—Little Louie has a bad cold. His nose is clogged. His brain is fuzzy. In a sudden urge to abandon self-sufficiency, he yells for his mom—but congestion makes it sound like he's asking for "Bob," which is coincidentally the name of his dog. Instead of a warm, comforting parent, Louie gets his drooly, high-strung dalmatian. This is the central ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2017
Little Louie has a big head cold. "All he wanted (besides maybe some hot chocolate) was his mother." But with his stuffy nose, his calls for "MOM!" sound like "BOB!" And that's why his big, slobbery dog, Bob, comes running. Every time: "NO! NO, no, no! BOB, not BOB!" Soon, everyone--including faithful Bob--is frustrated and confused. The book jacket and title page advise reading this story aloud "as though ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More