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Summary: Dumb Doggie
Review: Don't buy this book if you want to help a toddler cope with stomach aches brought on through no fault of his or her own. This story is about Clifford and friends pigging out and making themselves sick--probably a useful message for kids, but not particularly well done. My grandchild, 2 years old, adores Clifford, but in my opinion these books are not terribly well written. I'm sticking like honey to Pooh for life's little lessons.
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Summary: Wished it followed the TV episode more closely.
Review: I almost always prefer book versions to their TV counterparts, but it's not true in this case. The "Tummy Trouble" TV episode of Clifford is one of my daughter's favorites, so it was disappointing the get the book and discover that lots of the story had been left out, i.e. Mr. Bleakman's fence and the dogs trying to clean mud from Clifford's backyard.
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Summary: Wished it followed the TV episode more closely.
Review: I almost always prefer book versions to their TV counterparts, but it's not true in this case. The "Tummy Trouble" TV episode of Clifford is one of my daughter's favorites, so it was disappointing the get the book and discover that lots of the story had been left out, i.e. Mr. Bleakman's fence and the dogs trying to clean mud from Clifford's backyard.
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Summary: Kids will LOVE this book!
Review: My 8-year old daughter was having trouble with her reading. It got to the point where she hated picking up a book, which distressed me greatly because I am a compulsive reader. However, she did love to watch the shows on PBS kids and when she spotted this book at a school book fair she was wild with excitement. Originally I balked when she asked me to buy it. I thought it was below her grade level, but we bought it anyway and she enjoys it immensely! It is based on an actual episode form PBS and has a very good lesson built in as well. It reads easy, but is not boring. What a pleasure it is to see her reading enthusiastically again. We now own several Clifford books, she has progressed to more difficult chapter books, and we are all reading happily ever after! Don't deny your child something that can change them forever.
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