Bark, George

You'd think a mother dog would have no trouble teaching her pup how to bark. But in this hilarious picture book, George's mother doesn't have it so easy. She tells George, the puppy, to bark, and he meows, quacks, oinks and moos, but doesn't go "arf". Something is terribly wrong--and it makes for a delightfully funny book by Jules Feiffer.If you're a parent and you haven't come across this gem of a book yet, I recommend you take a look at it. Jules Feiffer started his career drawing cartoons and comic strips and it shows in his work here. It might seem strange to call a book with such simply drawn pictures and hilarious text elegant, but it's true. Each page has only foreground characters, the background is a single soft color that highlights the characters and their comic expressions as George's predicament gets worse and worse. The drawings are simple line drawings, but they convey exactly what the author wants them to, coming across as finished comic art. Each scene spreads over two pages to create a complete layout of the story at that moment. Usually the mother dog is on one side telling George to bark, while George responds with a regular menagerie of sounds on the other side. Sometimes the two page spread is crossed over for one single drawing, such as when the vet pulls a cow out of little George's mouth. The images are drawn large enough that even a crowd full of children can interpret what's happening on the page. The text is simple, repetative and funny as all get-out. It's a perfect read aloud story for youngsters and will give them the opportunity to respond to the story, telling the reader that a cat goes meow, not a puppy, and so forth.From personal experience, the humor in this book is probably best with a kindergarten age group, but preschoolers who might not get the humor in it's entirety will still enjoy the story and the animal sounds. Adults will probably get a kick out of the story too: I've had more than one parent break into chuckles while I'm reading this to their children. Feiffer has the artistry and the knowledge to create an excellent book for children and has lived up to those skills. I only hope he can continue the trend with more delightful reads. For those who enjoy Bark, George, I'd also recommend Hi Pizza Man! by Virginia Walter (it's out of print but well worth finding) as well as Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine.^_^ Happy Reading! Shanshad

This book is so funny! I also love the ending. It sparks some questions that I ask my class when we've finished.

II am a pre-K art teacher. After students finish their art projects I read a book to them. This is the all time favorite.I have had special ed students recite it word for word. Every one loves it.It is one of the books I buy every time I have to give a baby gift.The other two mandatory books are Goodnight Gorilla and The Incredible Book Eating Boy. I have read The Incredible Book Eating Boy to several thousand children from kindergarten through 5th grade as a substitute teacher. I became known as "the sub who read the book about the boy who eats books."Buy all three. Your kids will love them all. They are better baby gifts than cutsie clothes the kid will outgrow before they are worn out.

As described, as shipped, as received, all perfect

This funny story, about a puppy who makes many different animal sounds before he learns to bark, is a great read for preschool to young school aged children. I used it to help preschoolers associate animal sounds with specific animals. It also lends itself well to extension lessons about word associations. Teaching children that words like hammer-nail, letter-mailbox and umbrella-rain are associated word pairs helps develop their vocabulary and mental file cabinet. Great for use by teachers and speech/language pathologists...as well as parents of young children.

This is a perfect book to read to, or with, a child. It has a good but simple storyline, surprises, and great opportunities for fun and dramatic sounds as we discover the reasons George goes moo, oink, and quack instead of being able to bark.I read it to a kindergartner, and now she asks for it every time we read. She follows along with me and chimes in whenever the mother dog tells George, "Bark, George!"This uber-simple story has charm, surprise, sly wit, and enough repetition of words to encourage the youngest reader. I've found it is a surprise favorite of some older readers too -- a second-grader quickly swooped it up out of a pile of books and wanted us to read it together.Jules Feiffer is a genius. I had no idea he wrote books for children, and am delighted now to count this as one of my very top picks for books to read for (and with) children K-2 or perhaps older.

Love this book, very cute. Kids loved it - especially if you read it with different toned voices.

I am a Volunteer Therapy Dog Handler with my partner, Bella, at our public preschool. I bought this book and "We" read it to a class of kiddos ages 3-4. Some are developmentally challenged. They all loved to make the various sounds and enthusiastically agreed that DOGS DON'T MOO, QUACK, MEOW OR OINK. What a fun engaging story. I am going to read it next to my class of 2-3 year olds. It was a HIT! The teachers were amazed at how the entire class stayed with me for the whole adorable story !

Not sure who liked this book more the parents or children in my program. An instant favorite.

É um fornecedor internacional, e o livro está em perfeito estado.

Bark Georges est dans un très mauvais état ( morceaux de pages en moins, crayonné sur l’ensemble des pages !). Hors il était noté : bon état du livre....

小学校の英語教材（New Horizon Elemenntary6)で動物の鳴き声が出てきたので、その時読み聞かせをしました。ストーリーもわかりやすくおもしろいし、またお母さん犬の表情がとてもいい。長く複雑な話は小学校の授業には向きませんが、この本はピッタリです。幼児から、小学生、また大人が読んでも楽しめます。

I bought this for my 2-year old grandson, having heard it recommended. It is a really lovely story - with a bit of a twist. I liked it so much I took it into school and read it to a class of year 2s - who loved it! I may have to buy another copy now for my grandson!!