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A #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A PBS News Hour Best Book of the Year Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall's follow-up to her bestselling If I Was a Horse explores the challenges of first friendships through imaginative play. If we were dogs, what kind would we be?
I'd be a big dog! And you'd be little dog.
Woof! Join two friends as they bark and growl, woof and howl--and maybe even quack--in a romp that makes room for everybody's ideas. Sophie Blackall unleashes a marvelous game of pretend that explores navigating friendship and celebrates boundless imagination in this wonderful companion for her national bestseller If I Was a Horse.
"Blackall's impeccably detailed, highly expressive illustrations add heart and humor to this tale about the endless paw-sibilities of pretend play--and the importance of speaking up for oneself." ―The Horn Book (starred review) "My favorite picture book this year ... Parents love reading [If We Were Dogs] to children. The children are going crazy for this book." --Ann Patchett, award-winning author and owner of Parnassus Books, TN "Perfect for every underdog who wants to have a say." ―Kirkus Reviews
If We Were Dogs
$18.99
I'd be a big dog! And you'd be little dog.
Woof! Join two friends as they bark and growl, woof and howl--and maybe even quack--in a romp that makes room for everybody's ideas. Sophie Blackall unleashes a marvelous game of pretend that explores navigating friendship and celebrates boundless imagination in this wonderful companion for her national bestseller If I Was a Horse.
"Blackall's impeccably detailed, highly expressive illustrations add heart and humor to this tale about the endless paw-sibilities of pretend play--and the importance of speaking up for oneself." ―The Horn Book (starred review) "My favorite picture book this year ... Parents love reading [If We Were Dogs] to children. The children are going crazy for this book." --Ann Patchett, award-winning author and owner of Parnassus Books, TN "Perfect for every underdog who wants to have a say." ―Kirkus Reviews
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publication date
- September 16, 2025
- ISBN
- 9780316581721
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Pages
- 40
- Language
- English
- Age range
- 04–08
- Grade range
- P–3
- BISAC
- Juvenile Fiction, Imagination & Play, Animals, Dogs, Social Themes, Friendship
- Themes
- Friendship
- Related subjects
- Imagination, Friendship, Dogs, Picture books