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| Determination (Personality trait) -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Bones -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Determination (Personality trait) |
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A New York Times bestselling powerhouse team presents a doggie, a bone, and tons of determination to remind us that going for what you want brings ginormous surprises. Sniff! Sniff-sniff! I smell a bone. A bone that's BIG.I'll get it out, I'll dig and dig.A big, BIG bone! I know it's there!It will take work, but I don't care!Tiny may be a small dog, but don't let that fool you. He's a pooch with power who knows what he wants. And he's going for it. But oh, those pesky pessimists -- they're trying to rain on Tiny's dig-parade! Thank goodness for one special boy who believes in Tiny, because in the end, this dog's grit proves that he's the little pup who could... dig up some giant surprises!
Author Notes
Matt Myers is the illustrator of many books, including the New York Times bestseller Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett, A Is for Musk Ox , Scarecrow Magic , Tyrannosaurus Dad , and EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm (With a Little Help from a Hen) . He lives with three little goblins in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, go to www.myerspaints.com.
Sherri Duskey Rinker is the author of #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train , as well as Mighty, Mighty Construction Site . She writes books with hopes of happier bedtimes, wrangling some smiles, and encouraging kids to dig deep and dream big! Sherri lives in the Chicago area with her photographer husband, two sons, and one fluffy dog. Visit her at www.sherririnker.com.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Tiny is a small brown, black, and white pup with big plans. He smells a buried bone and is bound and determined to unearth it, much to the chagrin of a blue bird, a tabby cat, and a large white dog. They take turns telling Tiny to give up as he's too weak and too little to succeed: "Oh, Tiny, stop! You're far too small. There's nothing in that hole at all." The only ones who believe in Tiny and his never-give-up enthusiasm are the dog himself and his owner, a young boy. Written in singsong rhyming verse, the story goes a bit long and verses don't always scan well. Plenty of white space allows ink-and-watercolor cartoon art to stand out, revealing Tiny and the hole he's digging from a variety of perspectives. The child and several animals, including Tiny, speak in the text but determining who is talking can be difficult. VERDICT An additional purchase with a solid message. For the classic story of determination in the face of adversity The Little Engine That Could is still a crowd-pleaser.-Maryann H. Owen, Oak Creek Public Library WI © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Rinker (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site) moves from hard-at-work vehicles to an equally determined canine in a very earnest story about a dog who refuses to listen to others' negative opinions. Tiny, a brown and white pup, sends dirt flying as he digs in search of a bone: "A big, big bone! I know it's there!/ It'll take some work, but I don't care!" Despite other animals' naysaying ("Oh, Tiny, stop! You're far too small./ There's nothing in that hole at all"), Tiny digs on, and his grit (both literal and metaphorical) comes through in Myers's high-spirited ink-and-watercolor cartoons. Eventually, Tiny uncovers several bones-among them a fish bone and a trombone-before hitting pay dirt: a dinosaur skeleton that cheerfully follows him home in a peculiar closing gag. There's no missing the message about persistence, but Rinker's verse is leaden and even unclear at times ("Woo-hoo! Hooray! Yay! Yay! Yippee!/ And now you see how it could be"). And it's not always readily apparent which character is talking-all of the text appears in the same black font, sans quotation marks. Ages 3-5. Illustrator's agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Rinker, author of the best-selling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (2011) and Mighty, Mighty Construction Site (2017), now turns her focus to a pint-size pup (Tiny) digging for a BIG bone. Despite being told by a bird, cat, and sheepdog that he's much too small to dig such a large hole, Tiny is undeterred, and his unmitigated digging becomes a marvelous metaphor for optimism and persistence. Tiny, the nay-saying animals, and his kid a brown-skinned boy with enormous glasses, who believes in the diminutive dog all have their say, but Tiny's is the dominant voice, piping up with positive statements like I am I-can-do-this strong! as he digs. Myers' ink-and-watercolor illustrations make good use of white space and put the spotlight firmly on Tiny and his ever-deepening hole. Tiny makes some finds a fishbone, a wishbone, even a trombone until he hits pay dirt with a gargantuan discovery, providing a wonderfully satisfying resolution to the story. The singsong writing and upbeat message make this uplifting underdog tale a shoo-in for storytimes.--Fletcher, Connie Copyright 2017 Booklist