Snow Dog, Go Dog

PreS-Gr 1—A sprightly picture book that has the winning combination of boys, dogs, and snow. Tinka, the playful golden retriever featured in Fun Dog, Sun Dog (2005) and Cool Dog, School Dog (2009, both Marshall Cavendish), is back for a romp in the snow with her human friend. "Tinka is a play dog,/a yay dog/a loves-to-romp-all-day dog." The lively rhyming text follows the pup and the boy as they run around, play hide-and-seek, go sledding, and more, until Tinka runs too far away and gets lost. Dog and boy are both worried and sad but are happily reunited and return to their cozy, warm home. Bowers's playful acrylic illustrations, with their bright, clear colors, are well suited to the rhyme, expanding on the text without overshadowing Heiligman's carefully chosen words that succeed in bringing out the fun as well as the apprehension inherent in this particular snowy day.—Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, WI