Dogs Love Cars by Leda Schubert, Paul Meisel
Published by Candlewick Press on October 26, 2021
ISBN: 1536203092
Pages: 32
Genres: Animals, Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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This is a picture book ode to the love of all things dog.  Perfect for preschool listeners or early readers.  A three dog family takes their excited crew to the dog park, a farmer’s market, home to a sudsy car wash and a quiet reading time on the couch.  Each two-page spread presents in large text a statement about dogs such as “Dogs love walks” followed by a listing in prose form describing the statement in more detail.  Meisel’s colorful, happy dog illustrations show action and lots of white space for new readers to navigate the text.  The community pictures show multi-able and diverse cultured owners keeping their happy dogs on leashes in the park and at dog school. Dog lovers will enjoy this story which ends with the promise that dogs love us all the time. 

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Youth Services Librarian, Springvale Public Library