What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat-- Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's...

A young child watches a cat and dog as they romp through the house and garden.

The doggy construction crew return for an ambitious development project involving the demolition of a old building and the construction of a new high rise with a shiny pet-house apartment on top.

Duke and his construction crew of worker dogs race to build and repair a highway from the city to the beach.

"Max the dog is sick today, but have no fear - Baby Cakes the cat is happy to take his place! But when the book tells her to dig a hole, fetch a stick, and guard the sheep, the cat responds in very un-doglike ways" -- Back cover.

Carl helps a little kitten that is stuck in a tree.

Even though they do things very differently, friends Fred and Ted enjoy going camping together in the woods.

"Poppy can't wait to go on vacation with her family. When she finds a skull-and-crossbones scarf, she's sure a pirate's life of adventure on the open seas awaits."--Book jacket.

Harry the dog goes to fantastic lengths to make his neighbor stop singing.

"Mama Duck needs help. Can Carl find her missing baby duck?"--P. [4] of cover.