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Carl's Afternoon in the Park
by Alexandra Day
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0374311099
- ISBN 13
- 9780374311094
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New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. New. Alexandra Day. Carl the babysitting Rottweiler and his young charge are joined by a new friend, a puppy Rottweiler, in a trip to the park. There they get up to all kinds of shenanigans, and the puppy, especially, gets into some minor trouble. As usual, the story is told through Day's beautiful watercolor paintings...one of which includes our little group posing for some outdoor painters, each of whom depict them in their own historical style! There's even a fun puzzle for young readers: see how many other dogs you can find hidden in the pages.
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Carl the babysitting Rottweiler and his young charge are joined by a new friend, a puppy Rottweiler, in a trip to the park. There they get up to all kinds of shenanigans, and the puppy, especially, gets into some minor trouble. As usual, the story is told through Day's beautiful watercolor paintings...one of which includes our little group posing for some outdoor painters, each of whom depict them in their own historical style! There's even a fun puzzle for young readers: see how many other dogs you can find hidden in the pages. Second printing. Issued without a dust jacket.
ABEDESC
Carl the babysitting Rottweiler and his young charge are joined by a new friend, a puppy Rottweiler, in a trip to the park. There they get up to all kinds of shenanigans, and the puppy, especially, gets into some minor trouble. As usual, the story is told through Day's beautiful watercolor paintings...one of which includes our little group posing for some outdoor painters, each of whom depict them in their own historical style! There's even a fun puzzle for young readers: see how many other dogs you can find hidden in the pages. Second printing. Issued without a dust jacket.
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- Title
- Carl's Afternoon in the Park
- Author
- Alexandra Day
- Illustrator
- Alexandra Day
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374311099
- ISBN 13
- 9780374311094
- Publisher
- Farrar , Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
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