FICTION

Horse Meets Dog

by Elliott KALAN
illus. by Tim Miller. 40p. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. Nov. 2018. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780062791108.
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K-Gr 2—In Daily Show writer Kalan's funny tale of misunderstandings, Horse and Dog get each other birthday presents: Horse gets Dog a tiny saddle ("Someone sits on you, and you take them wherever they want to go. Fun!"), and Dog returns the favor with a ball for playing fetch ("This is my favorite game! For obvious reasons!"). In a twist that will buck grown-up readers' expectations, the two don't develop empathy and walk off into the sunset; instead, the last page sees a new friend join the muddle, a bird who thinks Dog and Horse are both weird-looking birds. The easy, short sentences make this great for beginning readers; they will find Miller's (Snappsy the Alligator) expressive animal cartoons a hoot, too.
VERDICT Fans of Snappsy and of Mo Willems's Pigeon will enjoy these overly confident creatures and their goofy obliviousness.
Reviewed by Henrietta Verma, Credo Reference, Jackson Heights, NY , Nov 01, 2018

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