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Reviewed by S. Mathur for Readers' Favorite
Maxwell is The Dog Who Wished He Were a Boy, an appealing picture book by Marcia Judge Rotty. Every day when his boy Kevin goes off to school, Max wonders what he does there. When he wishes out loud that he were a boy, Max’s fairy dogmother appears and grants his wish for one day. Max turns into a small boy and is very happy to make friends in this form with Kevin. They get on the bus together and go to school. But Max soon discovers that he has to follow all kinds of rules, and that he gets scolded for doing all his normal dog things. Once they’re back home, Kevin can’t find his dog and starts crying. Seeing him so sad, Max has to decide if he wants to be a dog again.
The Dog Who Wished He Were a Boy by Marcia Judge Rotty is a quirky take on fairytale transformations. Kids will enjoy the reversal scenes as Max tries to fit into a boy's life, and it would be fun for kids to act them out too. The lively pictures by Victoria Biste bring extra charm to the story. There’s plenty in the text and pictures to spark children’s creativity and to encourage them to make up more games and stories on the same theme. The book is a good choice to go from read-aloud to early readers, especially since the story captures the imagination, which is always a good motivation for kids to keep reading. It would be a wonderful pick for playdates and also for schools and libraries.
