Skinny Brown Dog - Hardcover

Holt, Kimberly Willis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805075879 ISBN 13: 9780805075878

Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2007

Synopsis

Although he keeps telling everyone that the stray pooch on his doorstep does not belong to him, Benny the baker's customers become amused by the determined pooch and name him Brownie, thus when an unexpected incident happens and Brownie comes to Benny's rescue, Benny realizes that having a dog like Brownie isn't such a bad thing after all! 60,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the Piper Reed series, including Piper Reed, Navy Brat, Piper Reed, Clubhouse Queen, and Piper Reed, Rodeo Star. She has written many award-winning novels, including The Water Seeker and My Louisiana Sky, as well as the picture books Waiting for Gregory and Skinny Brown Dog. Holt was born in Pensacola, Florida, and lived all over the U.S. and the world—from Paris to Norfolk to Guam to New Orleans. She long dreamed of being a writer, but first worked as a radio news director, marketed a water park, and was an interior decorator, among other jobs. A few years after she started writing, her third book, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, won a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She resides in West Texas with her family.

Donald Saaf has illustrated many picture books, including Pushkin Minds the Bundle, The Easter Bunny that Overslept and Wee G. He lives in Saxtons River, Vermont.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0805075879
• ISBN 13: 9780805075878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Saff Donald