Author: Karen Beaumont
Illustrator: Jane Dyer
Publisher: Harcourt, 2006
Age: 2-5
Themes: animals, shelter, sharing
Opening: Rover’s in the dog house, chewing on a bone. What a day to romp and play! Too bad he’s all alone.
Summary: (from my library catalog) When a storm comes, Rover expects to have his doghouse all to himself but finds that various other animals, including a skunk, come to join him.
Why I like this book: This is a great rhyming read aloud with a stinky surprise ending! Perfect for toddlers.
Resources/Activities: a good companion read to The Mitten; try putting this on as a pre-school play, narrated by a parent or teacher; discuss how animals seek shelter in a storm.
For more Perfect Picture Book picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.
julie rowan-zoch 
What a cozy and fun book. I love the illustrations. And, I bet it gets stinky.
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I love that page with them all squished in together! Hope this is still in print.
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Gotta love a story with a skunk. My favorite is Carlos and the Skunk by Stevens, a bilingual Spanish/English book.
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I ve actually read this and thought it was a great idea, and of course, Jane Dyer . . .
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I love your idea to have children put this story on as a play! I know when I’m working on my picture book manuscripts, my daughter likes to act out her favorite parts. Thank you for sharing this fun book!
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That cover = ADORABLE! And it sounds like the rhyme and meter are spot on. Thanks for sharing this fun read-aloud!
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I started laughing at the title! This does sound (and look) so cute you’d have to read it over and over and over and…
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This looks adorable. I can only imagine what the stinky surprise ending is, with a skunk in the house!
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We had a dog named Rover…and that makes me love this book even more! Thanks for the review, Julie…and I love that you included inside pages.
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Love the sneak peak at the inside pages of this gorgeous book. Another cute dog story. What’s there not to love. Thanks for sharing.
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I love animal-centered picture books. This looks terrific and I love the idea of sharing his dog house. Pretty funny, since you’re usually in trouble when in the dog house, yet here are all these animals. 🙂
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This book sounds like a fun one!
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