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Beezy and Funnyboneby Megan McDonald Ages 4-8 |
This volume, the fourth in the Beezy series, features three stories about a little girl and her dog, Funnybone. In the first, Funnybone is slow to learn to fetch, but once he grasps the concept, he fetches more than his owner ever wanted. In the second, he digs up some flowers, leading Beezy to an interesting discovery about the word spat. In the third, Beezy and her friends jump out of a hot-air balloon gondola just before it rises into the air, taking Funnybone on his first flight. Well designed for young readers, these mildly amusing tales are enhanced by Poydar's appealing gouache paintings of Beezy, her dog, and her friends. — Booklist (Carolyn Phelan)