Bark, George by Jules Feiffer6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() And pulled out a cat."" Feiffer reverses the old-lady-who-swallowed-a-fly plot and boosts the giddiness with every barnyard animal removed from tiny George. This time, when the pup meows, ""The vet reached deep down inside of George. She takes her afflicted son to a veterinarian, who snaps on a rubber glove and decisively repeats the title command. In the initial spreads, a big dog and a little one face each other from opposite sides of the book: ""George's mother said: `Bark, George.' George went: `Meow.' "" As George proceeds to quack, oink and moo, his dismayed mother grimaces and puts her paw on her head in the classic gimme-a-break gesture. ![]() In just a few pen strokes and just a few words, Feiffer (I Lost My Bear) outlines the playful scenario of a puppy who cannot say ""arf."" The images are striking, with no background details or props but the unobtrusive text. ![]()
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