num_pages: 64
description: What happens when a cat tries to be a dog? With this second wry primer the creators of See the Cat return to demonstrate that standing in for a friend can be trickier than expected.The dog is sick today but have no fear--the cat is happy to take his place! But when the book (who is very bossy) tells her to dig a hole the dirt-averse cat finds a way to accomplish the task while keeping her fur pristine. And when the book demands that she fetch a stick (in the water!) or guard a sheep (from a wolf!) the cat responds in very un-doglike ways. Can the book and the cat reach a happy ending? With simple repetitive phrases and tongue-in-cheek humor this spoof on a classic early reader pits a well-meaning but slightly dramatic cat against a highly persistent book in a comical battle of wits that will have kids yowling.
language: English
title: See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat
publisher: Candlewick Press