Synopses & Reviews
Mister Bud has a schedule. Things like wake-up time, nap time, snooze time, and shift-position-and-rest-some-more time are carefully planned. And everyone in his house follows his schedule. Then disaster: A strange dog comes home at make-a-fuss time and throws off the whole schedule! Zorro is his name. And he is bossy. Mister Bud and Zorro want nothing to do with each other— until they discover they like the same things. Everything becomes more fun with two…as long as everyone follows the schedule. Playful text and illustrations from a master animator give these two pups such personality, they’ll melt the hearts of dog-lovers everywhere.
Review
"Illustrator Sullivan makes a hilarious debut as an author by touring the brain of a ball-obsessed dog. . . . It's a paean to the neurotic single-mindedness of dogs, and a brilliant study of boredom."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A humorous portrait of a dog with a one-track mind. . . . A fine choice for independent readers and dog lovers everywhere."
and#8212;School Library Journal
"Deceptively simple little winner for dog lovers."
and#8212;Kirkus
"Everything from the dog's brief encounter with a cat to his extended, ball-centric dream, told in full-page drawings, will make viewers giggle along with the story. Even those who have never had or wanted a dog will find themselves pining for a canine companion with similarly irresistible exuberance."
and#8212;Booklist
"Sullivan deftly captures doggy poses that run the spectrum from ecstasy to dejection. . . this will be a natural decode-alone for kids who are accustomed to parsing pictures, and they'll delight in the ability to read it all themselves."
and#8212;Bulletin
"Ball is one long joke, but a good one. . . . Get this dog a frisbee and a follow-up."
and#8212;The New York Times Online
Synopsis
Mister Bud is a dog of routine. He has wake up time, nap time, rest time, dinner time, etc. And everyone knows to follow his schedule. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Then disaster strikes.andnbsp;andnbsp;A stranger comes home at "make a fuss time" and throws everything off! Zorro is little bit bossy and Mister Bud wants nothing to do with him. But when the dogs discover they like the same things (like chasing the cat and napping), everything becomes more fun. As long as everyone follows the schedule.
Synopsis
Mister Bud is a dog of routine. He has wake up time, nap time, rest time, dinner time, etc. And everyone knows to follow his schedule.
Then disaster strikes. A stranger comes home at make a fuss time and throws everything off Zorro is little bit bossy and Mister Bud wants nothing to do with him. But when the dogs discover they like the same things (like chasing the cat and napping), everything becomes more fun. As long as everyone follows the schedule.
Synopsis
In this close-to-wordless picture book, we see a dog's day-to-day struggle with trying to find a partner to just throw the BALL. and#160; and#160;
Synopsis
A 2014 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on Earth. After his best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, baby, and even the angry cat for a quick throw. No luck. Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious one-sided game of fetch until naptimeand#8217;s wild, ball-centric dream sequence. The pictures speak a thousand words in this comic book-style ode to canine monomania. Ball? Ball.
About the Author
Carter Goodrich has illustrated sixteen andlt;iandgt;New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; covers and was the lead character designer for andlt;iandgt;Brave, Ratatouilleandlt;/iandgt; (for which he won the International Animated Film Societyandrsquo;s Annie Award for character design), and andlt;iandgt;Despicable Meandlt;/iandgt;. He has designed characters for many other beloved animated films, including andlt;iandgt;Finding Nemoandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Monsters, Incandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Open Seasonandlt;/iandgt;. Of the films he has worked on, four have gone on to win Academy Awards. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, he has twice been awarded the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. His picture books include andlt;iandgt;We Forgot Brock!andlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Say Hello to Zorro!andlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Zorro Gets an Outfitandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Mister Bud Wears the Coneandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;A Creature Was Stirringandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;The Hermit Crabandlt;/iandgt;. Carter lives in Los Angeles, California. Be sure to visit Carter at CarterGoodrich.com.Carter Goodrich has illustrated sixteen andlt;iandgt;New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; covers and was the lead character designer for andlt;iandgt;Brave, Ratatouilleandlt;/iandgt; (for which he won the International Animated Film Societyandrsquo;s Annie Award for character design), and andlt;iandgt;Despicable Meandlt;/iandgt;. He has designed characters for many other beloved animated films, including andlt;iandgt;Finding Nemoandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Monsters, Incandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Open Seasonandlt;/iandgt;. Of the films he has worked on, four have gone on to win Academy Awards. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, he has twice been awarded the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. His picture books include andlt;iandgt;We Forgot Brock!andlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Say Hello to Zorro!andlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Zorro Gets an Outfitandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Mister Bud Wears the Coneandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;A Creature Was Stirringandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;The Hermit Crabandlt;/iandgt;. Carter lives in Los Angeles, California. Be sure to visit Carter at CarterGoodrich.com.