Be Brown!

by Barbara Bottner

Book Overview

Sit! Stay! Be quiet!? Why won?t this bad dog behave? When the little boy says sit!? he jumps. When the boy yells stay!? he leaps off after a squirrel. And when the boy tosses a stick to fetch!? the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399237755
• ISBN13: 9780399237751
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 2 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

SOOOO Funny!

This is a great book. I have given this book as a gift to new parents and say this book is just like having children. You do your best, but they are who they are.

Dog Training Made Fun.....

How does a little boy train his big, brown, disobedient dog? When the boy commands SIT, his dog jumps up on him and slobbers. When he orders STAY, his dog chases a squirrel. FETCH seems to mean roll over to his dog; COME causes his furry friend to run away. This old canine just can't seem to get the hang of it. He won't give his paw, stay off the furniture, play catch, or stop howling and barking. Finally in total exasperation the boy commands BE BROWN, words his dog just can't ignore..... Barbara Bottner's minimal text, really just one word per page, is highlighted by Barry Gott's charming, bold, bright, and exuberant illustrations, and little ones are sure to giggle and enjoy all the silly antics of boy and dog. Be Brown! is an engaging and entertaining preschool, crowd pleaser, youngsters will beg to "help" you read again and again.

Fabulous Fun!

My 3.5-year-old son loved this hilarious story about a bossy boy and his disobedient dog. The way that the dog never listens to the orders that the boy is delivering is very amusing and so true to life. We laughed and laughed as we read this story. The ending where the little boy finally thinks up an order that the dog is able to obey works perfectly. We loved the way that they boy wants to celebrate his dog's "goodness" with a hug and some words of praise. The words and the pictures go together perfectly! All in all, this book is a great read and is sure to be a favorite with all children who have pets and those that want one.

Pure Fun!

Barbara Bottner's latest picture book proves once again how perfectly she understands children. A young boy is desperately trying to train his uncooperative dog. Ignoring command after command, the dog gloriously (and hilariously) avoids compliance. What's a boy to do? -- A perfectly satisfying ending!