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 enlarge | Authors: Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki, Scott Sherman
Publisher: Villard
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 953
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0345503708
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.602
EAN: 9780345503701
ASIN: 0345503708
Publication Date: October 9, 2007
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If you live with a dog, you need this book! January 4, 2008
Hermey (California)
We love it, can't find enough copies to send to everyone in the family! I'd heard of the books for girls and boys, but this one is too funny. We have 11 month old pups, and believe me, they've already read it. I especially love the question and answer chapter, "who's a good boy"? Yes, if you want to understand your best friend, check out this quick read. No kids required, just the love of a good canine.
GREAT READ FOR DOG LOVERS December 27, 2007
Heidi M. Valentine (Wisconsin)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave this to my son for Christmas, who is an animal lover, and he really enojyed it very much.
lively, humorous and will keep your interest whether or not you have read the book that is being parodied December 10, 2007
Bookreporter.com (New York, New York)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Whether you consider yourself to be a dog person or a cat person, you are bound to enjoy the humor and love of animals that abound in this hilarious guide for dogs. And, since even the smartest breeds don't usually read, it will be up to you, the human, to read this and help your canine recapture the joys of doghood.
Joe Garden is the features editor for The Onion. He, along with co-writers Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott Sherman, have put their considerable talents together and written a parody on THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS. Now, it's been my experience that parodies are at their best when one is familiar with the work that is being parodied. I'm sorry to say that I had never heard of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS, a mixture of nostalgia and reminiscences about what it meant to be a boy "back in the day." It was also a plea for fathers, sons and uncles not to lose the magic and the skills that made boyhood memorable for generations of young men.
THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS covered the essentials of growing up in the "good old days": building forts, skimming stones, building go-carts, making walkie-talkies with paper cups and string. So, when you pick up a copy of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DOGS: A Parody by Rex & Sparky, you will easily understand why there are chapters that remind dogs what it really means to be a dog. Rex and Sparky deftly cover such vanishing skills as "Foul Smells Every Dog Should Roll In" and "The Formal Rules of Fetch." Take your dog aside and read him the chapters on "Things You Chase" and "Poop: An Indelicate Discussion." You will both be better for having been given these insights.
In this age when many dogs have never known the joys of doghood, it is encouraging to find that there are fellow dogs who are eager to reignite that inner pup with their tales of famous canine heroes and their prodding toward daily adventures that make life worth living. Rex and Sparky also share their wisdom regarding pitfalls and embarrassments that might spoil otherwise happy dog days. These include "How to Escape Humiliating Costumes" and a serious exposition on "Cats."
The authors write, "Even if you have never seen a cat, you have heard the stories. They have nine lives. They poop in a box. They stare at you constantly. They fly when you aren't looking." This is all the information about cats that a young dog needs to know. The writing is lively, humorous and will keep your interest whether or not you have read the book that is being parodied. And the illustrations by Emily Flake add to the overall fun and enlightenment.
--- Reviewed by Maggie Harding, a substance abuse counselor in Phoenix, AZ who wanted to be Brenda Starr before life intervened. She reviews for [...].
Funniest thing I've read in years! December 7, 2007
T. Briggs
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've read The Dangerous Book for Boys and loved it. I look forward to my sons being old enough to enjoy it too. When I ran across this book, I had to look. I was laughing out loud in a bookstore reading this. I can totally see my dog saying these things. If you have dogs, you will enjoy this book.
Humorous bedtime read! November 27, 2007
Kyra Sundance (Los Angeles, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is my current nightstand book--I just open it up to a random page, read for a while, and pick it up on another page the next night, as it is full of discrete sections which can be read out of order. It is humorously written and does a nice job of putting you inside the devious canine mind!
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