Keeping All Our Fingers: May I Pet Your Dog? (How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs)
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Author: Stephanie Calmenson (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Jan Ormerod
Published: 2007 Clarion Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0618510346
Three adorable dogs and plenty of vicarious petting cleverly disguise the delivery of essential, clearly stated instructions for dealing with dogs — friendly and otherwise. If only instruction manuals were all so thrilling.
Other safety books mentioned:
More Dogs on JOMB:
- “Let’s Get a Pup!” said Kate
- The Pound from the Hound
- Poodlena
- The Trouble with Tilly Trumble
- The Outside Dog
- Dogs’ Night
- I Want A Dog
Check out the full list of non-fiction picture books nominated for the 2007 Cybils Awards here.