McDuff Saves the Day (new design) (McDuff Stories)
On a Fourth of July picnic with his human family, McDuff, a beloved but  trouble-mongering white terrier, inadvertently allows "silent invaders" (namely,  ants) to make off with the entire contents of the lunch basket. Luckily, McDuff  has a way with strangers (and their picnic baskets), and in no time flat, he's  finagled an invitation from a lonely older man to share his meal with the  family.Rosemary Wells and Susan Jeffers's series about the earnest pooch and his  expanding community of friends and family harkens back to quainter days, when  baby carriers were buckled into cars with leather straps and kind gentlemen  didn't mind sharing their fried chicken and devil's food cake with strangers.  Jeffers's inviting paintings of 1930s cars and fashions, and of course the  little white dog himself, are warm and appealing. Readers who lovedMcDuff Goes to SchoolandMcDuff's New Friendwill enjoy  this summery entry in the series. (Ages 3 to 5)--Emilie Coulter--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.