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Bow-Wow's Nightmare Neighbors
Author:
Newgarden, Mark
CoAuthor:
Cash, Megan Montague
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Class:
Easy
Age: 5-8
Language: English
Descriptors: Picture Book
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LC: PZ7.N479
Grade: K-3
Print Run: 30000
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ISBN-13: 9781596436404
LCCN: 2013028312
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
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Pub Date: 11/11/2014
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $17.99
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Hardcover Reinforced
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Physical Description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
H 9.23",
W 9.19",
D 0.41",
0.92 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Children's Core Collection, 22nd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 23rd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 24th ed.
Texas Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List
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Awards:
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Horn Book Fanfare
Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
Horn Book Starred Reviews
Kirkus Starred Reviews
Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews
School Library Journal Starred Reviews
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Starred Reviews:
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Horn Book
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
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TIPS Subjects:
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Pets/Domestic Animals
Halloween
Wordless
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
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LC Subjects:
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Cats, Fiction
Dogs, Fiction
Ghosts, Fiction
Halloween, Fiction
Haunted houses, Fiction
Neighbors, Fiction
Stories without words
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SEARS Subjects: |
Dogs, Fiction
Halloween, Fiction
Neighbors, Fiction
Stories without words
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 08/01/2014 |
| One sleepy pup's quest to retrieve the comfy green bed his neighbors stole while he was sleeping quickly leads to chaos…and a startling revelation about the house next door. 64pp. |
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| Starred Reviews: |
| Horn Book | 09/01/2014 |
| Preschool. Bow-Wow is back in this fanciful wordless follow-up to Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug (rev. 7/07). This time, the stalwart canine sets out to retrieve his stolen doggy bed from the ornery ghost cats and kittens who live across the street in a haunted mansion--complete with loose floorboards, secret passageways, and moving-eye portraits. Around every corner, it seems as though the pup may have found his purloined cushion at last, but each time, he's mistaken. With beady-eyed specters peering out from various nooks and crannies ready to nip the tip of his tail, Bow-Wow finally makes his way through the house--only to come face-to-face with the mother of all ghost cats in an absurdly funny (and cuddly) denouement. In a strange house with the lights out, the predominantly grayscale palette captures the eerie confusion of eyes playing tricks with the shadows, while carefully placed flourishes of color amp up the humor at just the right moments. Through expert use of comic-book panels, Newgarden and Cash play with perspective and timing, giving a sense of immediacy and light suspense to each increasingly silly scene. A fresh look at things that go bump in the night. shara l. hardeson. 64pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2014. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 08/01/2014 |
| Bow-Wow is back (Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug, 2007), here in pursuit of mischievous ghost cats that reside next door. The story begins with Bow-Wow sleeping soundly on his cozy teal dog bed, but a trio of bright white felines arrive on the scene. While one bites his tail, the others take his bed, leaving the poor dog to recover from the shock of what happened. Of course, he follows his attackers across the street to a gloomy estate. Here is where the real antics occur. First the pup trips on a loose floorboard that leads to a fall headfirst down a chute. When he lands, he discovers a seemingly haunted picture with moving eyes. Escaping other tail-biting cats, he searches through room after room for his bed. Each time he sees a bit of teal he is disappointed. A dress, a burglar's bag and a toilet seat cover are found--and unexpected silly surprises result. Throughout the quest, readers will glimpse dozens of white cats shape-shifting to better hide from or attack the dog. In this completely wordless picture book, Newgarden and Cash cue readers with various techniques taken from comics. In some scenes, a series of smaller frames builds to a dramatic turn of events, and page turns are never predictable. Concept and execution could not be better. Readers of all ages are the winners the moment they open this book. (Picture book. 5-10). 64pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 05/12/2014 |
| Ages 4-8. Newgarden and Cash's terrier Bow-Wow returns in his first full-length adventure since his debut in 2007's Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug. Some of the sequential panels can take a moment or two to decode, but readers' patience will be rewarded as they follow Bow-Wow into the haunted mansion across the street as he searches for his stolen doggie bed. Old haunted-house cliches gain new life as the skeptical Bow-Wow encounters a trick floorboard, inspects a painting with moving eyes, and is deceived by things that look remarkably like his beloved bed, but aren't. Dozens of mischievous ghost cats plague him as he explores, biting his tail when he least expects it. Confident, clear-line drawings in the manner of Herge or Crockett Johnson give the panels a classic feel, and, in the mostly b&w artwork, color is used to brilliant comic effect. The pacing never flags, and the warm-and-fuzzy ending is as gratifying as it is surreal. Adults and children will enjoy creating a story to accompany the artwork, and they'll share plenty of laughter as they do. Agent: Brenda Bowen, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Aug.). 64p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2014. |
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| School Library Journal | 06/01/2014 |
| K-Gr 4. In this wordless, comics-style picture book, Bow-Wow's neighbor cats have bitten his tail and stolen his soft doggie bed. Bow-Wow must travel to the spooky house next door to retrieve his bed, only to find a house full of tail-biting cats, trapdoors, pictures with eyes, shifting shadows, and all kinds of other spooky objects. Just when it seems things couldn't possibly get any stranger, Bow-Wow finds the scariest thing of all: a giant (almost room-sized) cat. Nestled nearby is his missing doggie bed. Will the jumbo kitty and her many dozens of feline minions let Bow-Wow escape with his bed? Digitally designed panel graphics offer a sophisticated visual narrative with subtle and humorous details. This unique book challenges readers to pay attention, all while working through the realms of the real, the familiar, nonsense, and play. Jennifer Miskec, Longwood University, Farmville, VA. 64p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2014. |
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| Booklist | 10/15/2014 |
| Preschool-Grade 1. Bow-Wow, a pale orange terrier, just wants to nap in peace, but a ghostly cat is in the mood for mischief--he nips Bow-Wow's tail and, in a flash, steals his teal dog bed. Bow-Wow won't take it lying down, however, and he follows the cat across the street to a haunted house filled to the rafters with ghost cats. Newgarden and Cash's wordless panels zoom in and out to reveal how the impish cats continue to tease Bow-Wow as he searches the house for his bed, spooks a robber, and finds his well-loved cushion (as well as some new friends). The boldly simple shapes and bright Halloweeny colors, slightly spooky atmosphere, and sneaky background details together tell an entertaining story that's accessible to anyone regardless of reading level. Hunter, Sarah. 64p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2014. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 09/01/2014 |
| R. Gr. 2-4. In this wordless book, golden little Bow-Wow is peacefully sleeping when a trio of wee ghostly kittens sneaks his cushion out from underneath him. The determined dog tracks the thieves to the creepy old mansion next door, where he encounters a multitude of cats, who have a fondness for biting his tail. Bow-Wow eventually finds his cushion among an array of others-which are all serving as the padding for a humongous white cat. After biting the big cat's tail, Bow-Wow makes his hasty exit, but when lightning strikes the old mansion the cats befriend the dog and cozily join him in his house. The transitions are confusing at times, so it takes some sophisticated visual decoding, but it's a humorous tale; it unfolds with the cheerful anarchy of an old-school cartoon, with lively smaller events (Bow-Wow scares off a burglar and flushes an annoying kitty down the toilet) keeping viewer interest as the pup tours the house. The thickly lined digital art evinces a whimsical yet sturdy charm; the palette livens up its ominous gray backgrounds with touches of color in Bow-Wow's gold and the green of the cushion (and occasional cushion lookalikes), while rounded edges and toylike simplicity control the scare factor. This isn't quite up to the standard of Varon's wordless Robot Dreams (BCCB 11/07), but it's an amusing readalone for kids who find words get in the way of their enjoyment. DS. 64p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2014. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2015 |
| 1. Stalwart canine Bow-Wow (Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug) sets out to retrieve his stolen doggy bed from the ornery ghost cats who live across the street in a haunted mansion. Through expert use of comic-book panels, Newgarden and Cash play with perspective and timing. The palette is predominantly grayscale; carefully placed flourishes of color amp up the humor at just the right moments. slh. 64pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2015. |
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