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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2015 | Picture Books
K-Gr 2—On a rainy afternoon Buddy the dog is bored and lonely, trapped in the house with his family. Watching the raindrops fall, he is surprised when his owner Meredith brings in a box that contains an odd looking object. The new "thing" is indeed alive and introduces itself as Earl. Since Buddy is not sure what type of thing Earl ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on August 1, 2015
Sweet, clueless mutt Buddy meets a “strange-looking thing” inside a box in the living room, who introduces himself as Earl. Earl claims to be first a racecar, then a giraffe, then a sea urchin, then a talking hairbrush. Thinking hard, Buddy manages to refute each claim; then Earl (who is in fact a very clever hedgehog) “guesses” what Buddy i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Mutt Buddy meets (clever hedgehog) Earl, who claims to be a sea urchin and a talking hairbrush (among other things). Imaginative adventu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
