Illustrated by
Noah Z. Jones

Published by
Scholastic, Inc.
2009

ISBN 978-0545024532

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Finalist for Wyoming Library Association's
Buckaroo Book Award 2010

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Reviews

The story is great for reading aloud, but the many humorous details in the cartoon-style illustrations make it fun for individual reading as well. Text, illustration, and design all work together to create a delightful story.

-- School Library Journal

A zigzag cutout in the last page offers a glimpse of Toby, who has escaped right out of the story and onto the endpapers, in a hilarious finale. The short text, repetitive story structure and Jones’s simple but amusing cartoon-style illustrations add up to a solid offering in the naughty-dog division, but the boundary-breaking ending is the tail that wags the dog for this canine caper.

-- Kirkus

Toby, an enthusiastic, goofy, and lovable mutt that belongs to an African American couple and their daughter, Emma, has a schedule for getting into trouble....Whimsical cartoon illustrations make Toby’s troublesome and dangerous behavior seem humorous and lighthearted....Children will delight in Toby’s antics, especially when he disappears through a die-cut hole on the last page. They will also appreciate Emma’s role in helping him become the almost perfect dog.

-- Booklist

Whatever character Corinne Demas creates is surely one you will fall instantly in love with…. Young readers will easily learn the days of the week through the repetition as they read about Toby’s mishaps each day. They will love the book and want it read to them, or read it themselves, over and over and the recurrence of the days along with the engaging illustrations by Noah Z. Jones will have everyone enchanted by this disobedient dog!

--curled up with a good kid’s book
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