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    Ebook90 pages47 minutes

    No Dogs Allowed

    By Stephanie Calmenson, Joanna Cole and Heather Ross

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    Kate and Lucie are best friends. Kate is neat and Lucie is messy. Kate wakes up early and Lucie loves to sleep in. But both girls love, love, love dogs!

    Unfortunately, Kate and Lucie live in apartments where dogs are not allowed. Instead of real dogs, they have dog T-shirts, dog sheets and pajamas, and dog books. But nothing is quite the same as having a real dog.
    One day, the girls discover sparkly pink dog necklaces at the thrift store and try them on. But when they admire themselves in the mirror and give each other high fives, there is a pop and a whoosh and the girls are turned into dogs! Now it seems like Kate and Lucie won't need their own pet dogs . . . because they'll be having furry adventures of their own!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 1, 2013
    ISBN9780805096460
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    Stephanie Calmenson

    Stephanie Calmenson is the acclaimed author of many popular books for young readers including Dinner at the Panda Palace; May I Pet Your Dog?; and the Ready, Set, Dogs! and Allie and Amy series written with Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole. A former early childhood teacher and children’s book editor, Stephanie feels fortunate to be able to teach, entertain, and encourage kids through her books. To read more, please visit StephanieCalmenson.com.

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    • 4/5
      Kate and Lucie are best friends who live next door to each other in an apartment building where dogs aren't allowed, which is a real bummer because both girls *really* love dogs and wish they could have one for a pet. But with a bit of luck and magic, they discover that when they both wear a dog bone necklace and say woof at the same time, they are transformed into dogs! The girls enjoy their adventures as dogs, especially when they are able to lead some stray dogs to a local animal rescue to be put up for adoption.This book is short, simple, and sweet. While there is a magical element to it obviously, most of it actually kind of falls into realistic fiction with subplots about friendship and a song competition. The language is pretty clear and straightforward, making this a good read for elementary school-age children. There is both silliness and heart, making it a feel-good story. Everything ends perhaps a bit too optimistically (e.g., the stray dogs are almost immediately adopted, the girls of course win the competition, etc.) but I think it's nice for kids to sometimes have something like that.There are attempts at diversity here with Lucie presumably being Latina and another character presumably being black; that is only subtly gleaned through naming conventions and illustrations. The two girls residing in an apartment building is a nice nod to urban living. It is also explicitly stated that both girls have single mothers, but both mothers are referred to as "Mrs." and their last name, which seemed odd to me if they were either single always or through divorce (i.e., "Miss" or "Ms." would be more appropriate in either case).