Lulu Walks the Dogs
School year: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
No. of pages 176
Published: 2014
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Lulu .
This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-5th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.
There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster .
Judith Viorst is the author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day , among other books for children and adults. She is also a newspaper columnist who frequently writes for The New York Times and the Washington Post . She lives in Washington, D. C. Lane Smith is the creator of It's a Book , It's a Little Book, Grandpa Green and A Perfect Day . In 2017 he won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for There Is a Tribe of Kids . Lane Smith and his wife, the designer Molly Leach, live in a small town in rural Connecticut, USA.
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
North Carolina Children's Book Award - Junior
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.
Buckeye Children's Book Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award.
"The second hilarious episode to feature feisty Lulu (Lulu and the Brontosaurus, 2010), who almost always gets what she wants.... Smith's droll illustrations interspersed throughout the text add to the humor and developing conflict...the short, funny chapters, over-the-top characters and engaging artwork will give this one plenty of appeal, especially to kids just venturing into chapter-book territory." * Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2012 *
"Lulu still has a world-class case of self-absorption, but her arguing skills have matured a bit since Lulu and the Brontosaurus.... This extended comic fable is rife with authorial intrusion: Viorst ensures that readers are having fun, getting the point, and noticing her fictional ploys ("In actual life this almost never could happen. In the stories I write, things like this happen a lot. Deal with it"). Fortunately, these asides really are funny. Smith is in fine form with his pencil illustrations, especially the caricatures of Lola's three canine charges-"bigheaded, bad-breathed brute" Brutus, "teeny-tiny white fuzzball" Pookie, and elusive German-comprehending dachshund Cordelia-and the owners they resemble." * Horn Book Magazine, September/October 2012 *
"Viorst's narrator-heroine, enjoying a fresh turn after "Lulu and the Brontosaurus," is full of `tude and doesn't care if you don't like it. A child of entitlement, Lulu is nonetheless told she needs to earn money for her latest heart's desire. Dog walking teaches her a lesson. Lulu feels like a cousin of, and a step up the chapter book ladder in difficulty from, Junie B. Jones. Smith's sharp-eyed charcoals add kick." * New York Times Book Review Children's Bookshelf, September 16, 2012 *
"In this sequel to Lulu and the Brontosaurus (S & S, 2010), the incorrigible Lulu, oft indulged by her parents, is desperate for ways to make money to pay for a mysterious something that they absolutely cannot afford...hilarious narration with much editorial wisecracking and frequent asides directed to readers. The story moves along quickly, variations in page layout and typeface add interest, and Smith's stylized black-and-white drawings are a big part of the fun. A perfect choice for transitional readers." * School Library Journal, October 2012 *
