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Smell of Wet Dog, The: And Other Dog Poems and Drawings
Barney Saltzberg
Illustrator: Barney Saltzberg
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-5639-0
Keywords: Poetry-Humor, Animals, Petts, Dogs
Told from the perspectives of dogs and their owners, these 27 poems capture all the mixed emotions elicited by the canine/human relationship. Digital line illustrations.