My daughter loved Harry the Dirty Dog already, and now this has been added to our favorites pile. She's asking for it all the time. I love this because the photos of Harry covered in seaweed are some of the best things I've ever seen. Hilarious! I love it! The only thing we change is to leave out the word "fat" on one page, because come on, the past. ( )

A wave covers Harry the dog with seaweed and everybody at the beach thinks he's a sea monster.

hary couldnt tell one umbrella from another but couldnt find his family, his challemges on the beach to find family ages 4 to 5

In my opinion, this is a good book. I liked the plot of the story because it was cute. The conflict was that Harry was so hot and just wanted to cool off but no one would let him be near them/get shade. Then a big wave came and crashed right on Harry and he was covered with seaweed and everyone thought that he was a sea monster. It was just a funny plot for children to read.

I also like this book because I feel as though the illustrations enhance the story. For example, not all children may know what seaweed looks like so it is helpful to see what it looked like when Harry was covered in seaweed in case they couldn't picture it themselves.

I would say that the big idea of this book is really just to humor readers. It is just a cute and funny book for kids to enjoy. ( )

In my opinion this book is a cute and simple plot lined story that younger children will enjoy reading for fun. The illustrations really complimented the story. With the simple colors and shading, the illustrations matched the writing style of the story: easy flowing but fun. I think pictures with vivid bright colors and perfectly drawn characters would have complicated the book, losing the meaning of the story. Some of the pictures were sketched out on two pages as if characters were moving along the page. For example when Harry escapes the trash basket before the beach attendants can catch him, you see he "running" onto the other page while the attendants are watching as he does so. Little things like aids in the enjoyment of reading the book; like paying attention to detail. The simple rise and fall action of the plot is another attribute of the book I enjoyed. The plot intrigues the reader to want to keep turning the page to find out what happens to Harry without making it too complicated for the age level who's reading it. Same with the language; very clear but still engaging, which is good for the age level. Overall, I think the main idea behind this story is to create a simple depiction of a familiar character going on another adventure for children's reading pleasure. ( )