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Can I read There Once Was A Dog on EtoBox?
There Once Was A Dog by Adélia Carvalho; João Vaz de Carvalho is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is There Once Was A Dog about?
Daddy, Daddy, tell me a story! There once was an alligator with only one foot . . .Not the alligator. Oh, no! I want the dog story instead. I'm afraid I don't know that one. Children and parents alike will delight in this call and response picture book as Daddy (who doesn't actually know the dog story) tries to satisfy his child with a story about every other animal--a lion, a pig, a hen, a rat, etc.--until inspiration strikes! Joao Vaz de Carvalho's quirky and memorable illustrations add to the
Who reads There Once Was A Dog?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Adélia Carvalho; João Vaz de Carvalho
- Publisher
- Zürich, Switzerland: North-South Books Inc.
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780735841765
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Fiction, Humorous Stories, Dogs
- Rating
- 2.67 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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