Chester, the Out-Of-Work Dog

by Marilyn Singer

Book Overview

When Chester the sheep-herding dog moves to the city, he suffers an identity crisis. "This picture book has it all-- slapstick comedy, a touch of pathos, and an actual story with a beginning, a middle, and an end." --"Booklist," starred review

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080501828X
• ISBN13: 9780805018288
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Chester The out of work dog

This book is fantastic! The book is about a dog who has much love for his job and his family. One awful day he gets fired from his job at the farm. In search of work, he moves to the city and he finds that it is a very different lifestyle.

I laughed out loud....

Chester, who is a herding dog (and obviously a Border Collie) moves from the country to the city and gets into a number of misadventures before he finds a job to keep him occupied.Chester's attempts to find something to herd in the city are the funniest part of the book--the ending is a little cute.And for anyone who is misled by the review citing Christian scripture, the book has nothing to do with religion, Christian or otherwise, unless you believe Border Collies are a religion in themselves. Sheeesh!!!!!

Caution:

With an eye for negative influence on children, I submit the following criticism: An ending attitude of pride ("Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18); I want my children to learn humble self-assurance, hence the "just misses the mark" rating. Please consider this and preview for yourself and your children. The positives: Pictures positively delightful and detailed. Chester initially reflects the characteristics of a loving shepherd. May help teach the days of the week. An inconsequential negative: I found myself leaving out "extra" words as I read.

Cute Book!

This book is a cute book about a dog who herded sheep on a farm and then moved away to a town. He has no one to herd and is sad. He starts herding people and his faimly gets made and the dog runs away. Finally a group of kids are lost and Chester knows where the children need to go! Can Chester herd them where they need to go,get a job and make his family proud?