Snuggle Puppy (Boynton on Board) Review

Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
Author(s): Sandra Boynton

ISBN: 0761130675 EAN: 9780761130673
Binding: Board book
Pages: 24
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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A great big hug in book form, Snuggle Puppy is a year-round valentine from parent to child. It is bright, chunky, a pleasure to hold, and has a die-cut cover that reveals a glimpse of the joy inside before it's even opened. Best of all, it's packed, of course, with pure Boynton: her inimitable language, her inimitable illustrations, her inimitable sense of fun.

OOO, Snuggle Puppy of mine! Everything about you is especially fine. I love what you are. I love what you do. Fuzzy little Snuggle Puppy, I love you. Featuring a sweet and cuddly doggie cast and rhyming verse, Snuggle Puppy is the perfect bedtime book to read last, because of an ending that kids will want again and again: I started with OOO. . . . Now we'll end like this: [BIG SMOOCH!]

User Submitted Snuggle Puppy (Boynton on Board) Reviews

June 24, 2008
Love acting this one out!
We love to read this book and act it out with all the BIG KISSES AND HUGS AND SNUGGLES in the appropriate spots.

Well. The nieces also love to run away :)

June 16, 2008
Hands down my 6 month old daughter's first FAVORITE book!
My daughter gets so excited about this book - she pays rapt attention, smiles, and wants us to read it again. This book was given to us as a present when she was born - and we have been reading it, among others, since then. For the past few months, this has been a clear favorite book. She loves that at points in the book we give her a big smooch, she is attracted to the colors and illustrations and big letters that indicate you are supposed to be singing those words loudly. We sing the words to this book to her - we don't straight read them - but we do this with other books, too, and she doesn't get nearly as excited. Simple book...my husband and I have others we like more...but this one wins hands down for the baby, and that's what really matters!

April 19, 2008
A Lovely Book
This is easily a favorite in our house. we first started reading this to our daughter when she was 9 months old. Since then, she has grown to love it more everyday. She's now 18 months old, and never tires of it. She generally likes all the Boynton books, but this one, she loves.

Here's the gist of the story: a mommy dog is baking cookies with her puppy, and tells him/her a story about how much she loves him. The illustrations are classic Boynton: cute and fun. The rhymes are great. This one isn't as silly as some of her other books, but the sweetness of it makes up for it.

I highly suggest getting the CD that contains the song of "Snuggle Puppy." (I think it's on Philadelphia Chickens...) Once you've learned how the tune goes, you'll love the book even more. And what's even better, is that once you learn the song, you can sing it anywhere. This does wonders for my daughter when she is being uncooperative or grumpy. Whenever I sing her the song, she always smiles, and usually becomes more agreeable.

March 13, 2008
Lacking in plot progression...
This fictional work lacks character development, and just about anything else fine literature is supposed to display. But it has furry animals hugging, kissing, singing, dancing, and doing all other manner of cute things, and my 15 month old loves it. Boynton must me laughing all the way to bank...seriously, she must be worth a mint.

March 5, 2008
sweet valentine gift
I bought this book as a valentine gift for my nephew. I had heard the song on one of my grandchilren's CDs. The song and the book are so sweet!! It is a true love song. I can't wait for a visit when I can read it to him myself. I know it will become one of his favorites.

March 4, 2008
My daughter loves this!
I've just begun to understand why everyone seems to like Sandra Boynton so much. Over the last month, my 16 month old daughter has decided that she loves this book! She practically skips to the last page where you whisper some of the words and then say "OOOOO, I love you!" really loud, followed by a kiss. She loves that part and anticipates it. She turns her face toward me for the kiss. It's so sweet!!

February 9, 2008
Awesome
This is a song!! When I read this book, I sing! I love it!! My kids love it. The boys could really do without all the kissing though but...it goes with the book. When we pull this book out, be ready for some singing, dancing fun!!

February 9, 2008
Snuggle Puppy
AARP alerted me to author Sandra Boynton. From what I've experienced, you can not go wrong with a Boynton book. Collect them all!

February 8, 2008
Cathy G.
This is our absolute favorite baby book! We used to read (sing!) it to our infant daughter, and she would smile and just light up. Most books are good for different ages, this has been great for a few years, and it's a lot of fun since you 'act' it out with kisses! It is now the gift that I buy anyone I know that has a baby.

January 30, 2008
Snuggly fun!
I just love this book! It was first introduced to me about 3 years ago, and a Parents as Teachers educator did a story time activity, this was what she chose. The kids adored it, after the activity she left us the book, and a 'snuggle puppy' we sung the song anytime we had a child that was especially feeling blue, or just for a cheerful good time! I ordered it about a week ago, to introduce it to a new class of kids, as now I am the one 'leading the class'. Thanks Sandra for the fun book!

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