Dog'S Night
Kindergarten-Grade 2-These are not ordinary pets but dogs that actually live in paintings in an art museum. Once a year, they secretly celebrate "Dogs' Night" and run wild. This year an evening reception at the museum delays their party but compensates by providing leftover food and bubbly for the canines to enjoy. When the clock strikes midnight, four of the tired, giddy animals mistakenly return to the wrong paintings. Only the dogs know the real story, but they have to wait another year to set things right. Happily, their mischief makes the museum famous. The action is fast moving and children will become quickly involved in the humor of the story and the antics of the pups. The illustrations are as comical and whimsical as the tale itself. An addendum identifies the four featured paintings from the National Gallery in London. After reading this lighthearted fantasy, young readers will never again be intimidated by a visit to the museum.Patricia Mahoney Brown, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Kenmore, NYCopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.