Widget

By Lyn Rossiter McFarland, Jim McFarland (illustrator),

Book cover of Widget: A Picture Book

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A stray dog pretends he's a cat in order to get a home

When Widget, a little stray dog, stumbles through a flap door into the home of Mrs. Diggs, he sees six cats, six bowls of food, and six warm beds. There's clearly only one thing to do. Confronted…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Widget as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Karen Kaufman Orloff

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I love Widget, the character, so much! He is a dog looking for a home and finally finds it in a house full of cats.

These cats are not too accepting in the beginning, but they do warm up to him. I love this book for its playfulness, humor, and, ultimately, sweetness. And the pictures are adorable.

From Karen's list on books about dogs from a dog person.