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I Am the Dog by Daniel Pinkwater is a humor available to read on EtoBox.

What is I Am the Dog about?

<p><P>Jacob is the boy. <P>Max is the dog. <P>Until they decide to change places. <P>Now Jacob gets to eat kibble, chase squirrels, and snooze, just like a real dog. Max brushes his teeth, goes to school, and plays video games, just like a real boy. The question is&#58; Who has the better deal? <P>Story maestro Daniel Pinkwater collaborates once again with the gifted illustrator Jack E. Davis for a boy-and-dog escapade that's sure to set tails a-wagging.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Pinkwater (Beautiful Yetta&#58; The Yiddish Chicken) and Davis give readers absurdity aplenty in this story about a boy, Jacob, and his dog, Max, who agree to change places. When we woke up.... I stretched. I yawned. I scratched behind my ear--all the things I had seen Max do. Davis (Marsupial Sue) pictures Jacob crouched on all fours with a bone in his mouth as Max stands on a stool furiously brushing his teeth (He ate a lot of toothpaste). Jacob's parents are happy to play along, feeding Jacob his breakfast on the floor and sending Max to school in his place. Pinkwater's deadpan prose benefits mightily from the off-the-wall humor in Davis's paintings (as Max, dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, greets

Who reads I Am the Dog?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Daniel Pinkwater
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9780060555054
Category
humor
Subjects
Children'S, Fiction, Humor
Rating
3.5 / 5 (212 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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