Review: Only Julia Dweck can make fleas adorable and interesting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2013
My son (6) and I reviewed My Dog's Got Fleas for Mother Daughter Book Reviews.  Here's what we have to say:SON SAYS:This book is about a little boy who takes his dog to the vet because it has fleas.  We get to meet all the funny fleas and the vet gets rid of the fleas. I like the pictures in the book.  They are really good.  The picture of the author at the back is really funny.  We like going to the back of the book to see how the author is drawn.  It's different in every book. My favorite part of the book was  seeing all the names of the fleas.  The DreadFlea is my favorite because he's evil and funny. He's funny because in one of the pictures, he's hiding in the back.  I also liked PlayFlea because he's always buried under toys.  We missed the contest to name a flea, but my flea would be called Reader-Flea because he likes to read books like me.  My other favorite part is when the fleas fly off the dog and fly into the vet's hair. There's nothing I didn't like about this book - it was all good! The book is really funny and I laughed at some of the parts.  It's a silly book. I loved this book and I would recommend it to everybody because they will like it too!MOM SAYS:What I liked and disliked:Oh no! What do you do when your pooch is covered in rare fleas?  What is a rare flea, you ask?  Well, for example, " ArtFlea's an artist flea that likes to draw and doodle" and "BeauteeFlea's so lovely and the object of affection."  But can the vet come up with a solution to providing relief to the poor itchy doggy?Julia Dweck provides a seemingly endless fount of rhyming innovation in the children's e-book market.  My Dog's Got Fleas is yet another creative, whimsical story by Ms. Dweck sure to be enjoyed by children and their parents.  There are few that can equal Ms. Dweck's ability to tell a story in rhyme that plays to the imagination and that provide some of the most entertaining play on words in children's literature.  In this book, the reader is introduced to 11 different "rare fleas" including the two mentioned above.  She is so creative and we always look forward to seeing what she will come up with next.While all of Julia Dweck's books are beautifully illustrated, My Dog's Got Fleas is particularly visually stunning on a Kindle or tablet.  All the pictures were computer generated by the children's illustrator, Aadvart, (real name Mark).  The colours are spectacular and the 3D graphics really pop out.  It's almost like you can reach into the book and touch the fleas!As always, there is a colourful, modified version of the author photo in the book.  Each book has Ms. Dweck illustrated as another character in the book.  So, for example, in My Dog's Got Fleas, she is illustrated as an adorable little flea. This is one of our favorite things about her books!  I hope she keeps this feature in future books.My bottom line:We are big, big fans of all of Julia Dweck's books.  My Dog's Got Fleas is the latest offering by this prolific and talented author of children's e-books.  I highly recommend My Dog's Got Fleas as well as ANY of her other books to children aged 2+.  They are simply delightful!* My Dog's Got Fleas was provided to us by the author free-of-charge in exchange for our honest review.*