The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Bee, William

Digger Dog

32 pp. | Candlewick/Nosy Crow | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6162-5 $14.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Cecilia Johansson. When Digger Dog gets the scent of "something BIG" underground, he first grabs his trusty shovel, then a compact digging machine...then an excavator...etc. The surprise: the bone belongs to a gigantic dinosaur skeleton. Bee's text is great fun to read aloud; the repetition will encourage audience participation. Johansson's genial illustrations feature colorful polka-dot embellishments, good use of white space, and several foldouts.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014