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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2008
Gr 4-7 Gulliver, a Lhasa apso, has a happy life with his master, Professor Rattigan, in a Manhattan apartment. His diet consists of his favorite flavor of canned dog food, he and his master travel to Paris every summer, and his walks around Washington Square are the perfect distance for his short legs. However, his life suffers a dramatic change when his master gets engaged to his French girlfriend, who is allergic to dogs. Gulliver, now Gully, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Gulliver, the ultimate pampered Llasa apso, shares life with a bachelor professor near New York City's Washington Square, where he has picked up a ludicrous degree of self-regard and sophistication. He even enjoys annual jaunts to Paris—until Professor Rattigan falls in love with a dog-allergic Parisian and dumps our hero in the humble home of Carlos the doorman, where he's overwhelmed by Carlos's large, rambunctious family ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Pampered Lhasa apso Gulliver is horrified to be dumped at the humble home of Carlos the doorman. Still, he makes new friends a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 1, 2008
In this charming adventure story, delightfully illustrated by Brock Cole, Tor Seidler effectively depicts a pampered dog’s point of view during a period of dramatic change. When Professor Rattigan leaves Gully with the Montoya family, the Lhasa apso’s confusion and despair seem perfectly understandable. It is equ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More