This is the Dog — Sheryl McFarlane

What do you do about a puppy that runs away? Get moving!

That''s exactly what our frustrated young owner has to do in this delightful rhyming story.

After breaking loose, a little dog leaves chaos in its wake as it races through the streets to a local beach, grabbing snacks from vendors and bystanders, wreaking havoc with a fisherman''s haul and splattering drool and cookie crumbs on a teacher''s papers. Will our poor heroine ever catch up with her freewheeling canine? Or will someone - or something - else put a stop to this puppy''s crime spree?

The award-winning author of A Pod of Orcas teams up with a new illustrator, whose hilarious illustrations will appeal to young dog enthusiasts and lovers of mayhem everywhere.