Puppy Trouble
You can't keep a good pup down--at least not down off the counter, or  away from the storage closet, or out of trouble in general. Alexandra Day takes  off on another scamper with her cute rottweiler pup inPuppy Trouble, a  pop-up tear through an about-to-be-very-disheveled home.Just as in past outings (likeGood Dog, CarlandCarl Goes Shopping), this  rascally dogmeanswell--he's just, well, a puppy. Kids will especially  enjoy this Carl adventure for its copious push-and-pull-tab action, on six  different spreads, from the living room to the bathroom to the kitchen. Many of  the scenes are conventional pop-up tableaus: Carl popping out of his pet  carrier, tugging on a tablecloth, and jumping off a counter. But a few show some  genuine ingenuity, like a spiraling roll of toilet paper (as if he needs help  from the cat), a rear-end-activated TV remote, and a convincing imitation of a  Felix clock.Day's sweet renderings and muted, traditional setting maintain Carl's mysterious  but undeniable appeal, and the short lines of text ("Let go of kitty's pillow!";  "Better not pull that!") provide wee ones with an excellent chance for building  vocabulary. (Baby to preschool)--Paul Hughes