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Bertie Was a Watchdog

by Rick Walton
illustrated by Arthur Robins

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Hardcover
2002. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
ISBN-10: 0-7636-1385-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-1385-3
Size: 10.72 x 8.5 x 0.62 inches, 52 pages, List: $12.99.

 

Summary:

Bertie, a dog as small as a watch, outsmarts an overconfident robber.
 

Blurb:

Bertie was a watchdog. A very small watchdog. But size isn't everything, as one great big, horrible robber soon finds out!
 

Dedication:

For John and Katya Ivie, two winners.
 

Author Bio:

Rick Walton says, "I like stories where things are not as they seem. A watchdog is usually big and mean. I thought it would be fun to write a story about a watchdog who you discover is not big and mean--who protects not with his bark and his bite, but with his brain."
 

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Picture Credits
Original bunny climbing rope picture by Paige Miglio (copyright 2000 ©) from One More Bunny authored by Rick Walton.
Original purple monster picture by Renee Williams-Andriani (copyright 1998 ©) from Really, Really Bad School Jokes authored by Rick Walton.
Original bullfrog seated picture by Chris McAllister (copyright 1999 ©) from Bullfrog Pops! authored by Rick Walton.
Electronic modifications by Ann Walton.
Last updated: January 29, 2007