Customer Reviews
What a wonderful book - By: S. Loftus, 02 Jun 2007 
We got this book freein the Bookstart pack we were given by our Health Visitor when my baby was 6 weeks old. Even at this young age my son is captivated by "Happy Dog Sad Dog" thanks to the vivid colours & contrasts of the pictures. A wonderful first book that should continue to be a favourite as he grows.
I would also recommend other Sam Lloyd titles. We have "Calm Down Boris" & "Hello Dudley" which, although not quite suitable for our son yet, had both me & my husbandin stitches when we first read it. As soon as baby is old enough to appreciate them, I'm sure they'll become favourite reads for all of us.
Recommended - By: A. G. Bailey, 12 Dec 2006 A great choice as a child's first book. Our daughter loved it, & I always enjoyed reading it for her & doing the actions I made up to go with it.
Happy Dog, Sad Dog, Hardly Left on the Book Shelf Dog - By: , 07 Mar 2005 This book was a first birthday present for my daughter. When I first saw it I thought it seemed a bit simplistic. How wrong was I!! This is a terrific book. My daughter takes it off the book shelf every day to have it read to her. The premise is simple, using opposites to describe the dogs. Our favourites are Hot Dog, Cold Dog, Clean Dog, Dirrrty Dog. The colours are vivid, the text straightfoward, & the dogs are charming. It's not too long, & you can do voices & actions to go along with the text. It certainly captures a child's imagination. It's a great book to help with counting skills & we've found that it translates & travels well!
Happy dog, laughing dog - By: , 22 Feb 2005 This book always has my son (14 months)in stitches, cackling away like a magpie. I'm not sure if it's the great illustrations, which are really fun, or the actions I do to try to supplement the meaning of the words. The board book is also really tough & copes with unsupervised reading!
Brilliant first book for babies - By: Miss L Rickett, 31 Oct 2004 This was one of the first books I read to my daughter. The simple concept of opposites coupled with the bold illustrations made it seem a more appropriate read for a baby, yet I know we will continue to get a lot out of it as she gets older (counting, colours, comparison etc). And it is just fun to read aloud - especially saying 'Dirty Dog'in your best James Cagney!
