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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2004
Gr 1-4 Wheeler and Siegel do many things well in their comic-book-style story, but an unnecessarily convoluted plot ultimately sinks this lighthearted adventure. The opening illustrations show an excited pup arriving at the theater and the canine cast members getting ready backstage. Once the curtain rises, the tale is related through funny songs and verses. Old Seadog (the captain), Brave Beagle, and her love (a cowardly dachshund) set sail on the Beauty. They soon encounter a "Mongrel Horde" ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2004
A blend of comic book and Gilbert and Sullivan is presented by an all-dog cast using plenty of puns, most overt and some hidden in the illustrations for sharp eyes to discover. Brave, buxom Beagle and short, nervous Dachshund (her true love) agree to act as crew on a sailing ship commanded by the lonely Old Seadog. While on this journey, they are captured by pirates, discover a stowaway pup, and try to claim the pirates' buried treasure. By the end, Dachshund proves he's not a coward and Seadog adopts Pup as a cure for loneliness (while Beagle ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
