I Wish I Were a Dog
Lydia Monks
Published by Egmont
24pp, 1 4052 1751 0, £4.99 board; 1 4052 1246 2, £4.99 pbk
We all sometimes wish we were someone else, and in this delightful little book, cat wants to be a dog. Dogs can do exciting things like playing in the park; they can howl at the moon or chase robbers. But the wise little girl convinces kitty that cats are able to do all sorts of things that dogs can’t, like climb trees and catch mice. ‘And, of course, cats can sleep anywhere.’ At the end of the book it is poor old dog who rather wishes he was a cat. A nicely-tuned story about each person’s being special in his or her own way. The illustrations, a combination of collage, drawing, and colour wash, are full of humour and fun. ES
Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006) by Elizabeth Schlenther (ES)
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