Too Many Elephants in this House by Ursula Dubosarsky

With some books – you just know ! You know you will love them before you even open them, you know on some level the journey this story is about to take you on has personal meaning for you – and that is what happened when I saw Blue, The Builder’s Dog. Stephanie Owen Reeder, The Sydney Morning Herald This is true blue, well-crafted entertainment.

Blue himself is a dog with attitude, an engaging character with whom children can identify. Joyner's images are chock full of details and visual humour, and his building site is a celebration of modern, multicultural Australia.

Storer's well-constructed text provides a perfect foundation for Andrew Joyner's imaginative cartoon-style illustrations. But Blue's building mates come to the rescue, and he finally gets the kennel he deserves. And so, when a storm hits, everything falls apart. It's a delightfully ramshackle affair, but it obviously doesn't meet building regulations. Blue yearns for a purpose-built kennel of his own, and so he decides to stay at home and build one. But when Blue goes home each night, he has to sleep in the shed. Blue is an important member of the building team, travelling to work every day in the back of the ute, and helping to keep everyone on track on the building site. The desire for a place to call your own is also explored in Blue, the Builder's Dog (Penguin.

Too Many Elephants in this House by Ursula Dubosarsky