description: Officer Buckle is a roly-poly bloke, dedicated to teaching schoolchildren important safety tips, such as never put anything in your ear and never stand on a swivel chair. The problem is, Officer Buckle's school assemblies are dull, dull, dull, and the children of Napville just sleep, sleep, sleep. That is, until Gloria the police dog is invited along! Stealthily pantomiming each safety tip behind Officer Buckle's back, Gloria wins the children's hearts. Meanwhile Officer Buckle assumes the cheers and laughter are all for him. As the master comedian Jerry Lewis once explained, every slapstick artist needs a straight man! Children will be highly entertained by the laugh-out-loud, adorable illustrations in this 1996 Caldecott Medal winner, while learning the value of teamwork and a pawful of nifty safety tips. (Ages 4 to 8) --Gail Hudson
language: English
title: Officer Buckle and Gloria
titlecomplete: Officer Buckle and Gloria
genres: Fiction, Dogs, Humor, Police, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Fantasy, School
ratings_count: 29531
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Caldecott Medal, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades K-3, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: North Carolina Children's Book Award
publisher: Scholastic