Theme: Dog

The Sausage Situation

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

There’s a thief at Doggeroo Dog and Sausage Day and Jack soon finds he has a Sausage Situation on his paws.Who is the canine criminal? Surely not Lord Red, dressed up as a corn dog, or the Squekes, who look like hairy wasps in their striped suits.When Jack calls for backup, pan-dog-monium ensues. There is [...]

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The Awful Pawful

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

When Jack and Foxie return from vacation, they can tell that something terrier-able is wrong in Doggeroo.Why are all the dogs in Doggeroo hiding under their beds? Who – or what – has scratched their noses? Why are they so terrier-fied?It’s a case for the dog with the nose that knows. But soon, Jack is [...]

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Let’s Play!

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

It gets toddlers excited while, at the same time, shows them how three friends can play nicely together.

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A Dog Called Grk

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

When Tim is followed home by a dog on the street, he’s determined to find out who the friendly stray belongs to. But with a little investigating, Tim discovers that Grk’s owners don’t live in his town, or even in his country. Max and Natascha Raffifi, Grk’s owners, have been kidnapped with their ambassador parents [...]

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Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

Samuel and Martha have just moved to Norway to live with their aunt Eda, and she’s taking some getting used to. She has too many rules, no TV, and insists that they eat local delicacies like brown cheese and reindeer soup. And then there’s the most peculiar thing about her—her irrational fear of her own [...]

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Dog

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

An old man living alone at the edge of a small Irish village grudgingly allows a dog into his life.

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Langley Longears

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Teased by his brothers and sisters because his ears are too long, a puppy named Langley is able to rescue them, with help from his new friends Rabbit and a little bird, by using what is between his ears.

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Dog Den Mystery

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When someone steals an old boot, Jack doesn’t care. Then someone steals his squeaker bone. And his blanket. And Red’s ball. Now Jack DOES care. Who is the thief of Doggeroo?

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The Phantom Mudder

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

All dogs like mud. All dogs like biscuits. This is a fact. But when mud and biscuits happen at the same time, Jack knows there is skulldoggery in the air. Who is mudding the show dogs of Doggeroo?

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Happy Birthday Coco

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Coco is a charming female wirehair fox terrier. This story is told from her owner’s perspective and illustrates her first year of life.

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