Dominic

A book for children, adults, and families together. Adventures, solid values, worthwhile life lessons, vanquished villains — this one has it all! And who knew William Steig was such a Buddhist?

When Dominic the Dog heads out to seek his fortune, he meets animals of all kinds, narrowly escapes danger and bad guys, makes fascinating friends, attends a wedding, finds treasure — all while living life in the moment and being a model citizen. By the end, you won’t JUST want to meet Dominic, you’ll want to BE Dominic!

It’s a lovely story, full of humor. And I can’t imagine a better book to spark family conversations about how to live a good life and what’s truly important. Or to reflect on your own existance. Don’t miss this! show more It’s the kind of book you’ll want to own and revisit. show less

A book for children, adults, and families together. Adventures, solid values, worthwhile life lessons, vanquished villains — this one has it all! And who knew William Steig was such a Buddhist?

When Dominic the Dog heads out to seek his fortune, he meets animals of all kinds, narrowly escapes danger and bad guys, makes fascinating friends, attends a wedding, finds treasure — all while living life in the moment and being a model citizen. By the end, you won’t JUST want to meet Dominic, you’ll want to BE Dominic!

It’s a lovely story, full of humor. And I can’t imagine a better book to spark family conversations about how to live a good life and what’s truly important. Or to reflect on your own existance. Don’t miss this! show more It’s the kind of book you’ll want to own and revisit. show less

I'm quite sure that I loved this as a child and read it several times. I am fairly sure it is the reason that I love fancy vocabulary words. Time for a reread!

Inspired by my read of [b:Abel's Island|784726|Abel's Island|William Steig|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328218024l/784726._SY75_.jpg|266053] for the Children's Books group Newbery discussion.
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Not much to say about it. It has Steig's love of language, his melancholic themes, also adventure, humor, and a light touch of satire. If you think you might be interested, give it a try. Certainly offer it to any 9 year old child. (It was new when I was 9. :) Especially if they like clever dogs or piccolos.

Maybe 3.5 stars objectively, but for the show more sake of the child that I was, giving it the full four.

"The odors came as single notes, or percussion shots, or fused together in wonderful harmonies. Dominic was inspired to take out his piccolo and play. He invented a melody which he decided should be called 'The Psalm of Sweet Smells.'"

"[He] wished good cess to the wise jackass, and went on down the road." show less

This is a super book. All the romance and adventure of a knight errant wrapped up in a story of a dog and his travels. It’s such a simple idea, but the language and ideals captured within are rich beyond imagining at first glance. I had just recently learned of Mr. Steig and his books, and especially that he was a lover of words. This has proved so very true and makes me exceedingly eager to read more of his work.

Dominc is the picaresque tale of a dog named Dominic. He is off on the adventure of his life, meeting all sorts of animals: rodents, an elephant, a goat, a turtle, a jackass, etc. After assisting an elderly pig on his deathbed, Dominic inherits his fortune and heads toward the wedding of Barney Swain, meeting trouble along the way in the form of the Doomsday Gang. An amazing book.

This was my absolute favorite book for several years in elementary school. I must have gotten it out of our school library, oh, five or six times. After I left my elementary school I didn't read it again for several years, but then in my freshman year of high school I stumbled upon a copy in a used book store. I was overjoyed! I read it again and it was just as good as I remembered. Highly recommended!

In the book Dominic a dog named Dominic goes on an amazing adventure. He is bored of his normal life so, he decides to leave his house. But what he doesn't know is he is about to get the adventure of a life time. He meets many different people and defeats bad guys. He becomes famous from his deeds and well known as the good guy. If your tired of your usual adventure books this is the perfect book for you. It has action, comedy, drama, sadness, and a little romance. He receives many gifts and a special weapon that helps him defeat all the bad guys.

In my opinion this is one of my favorite books. I read this book when I was about seven years old. It really is one of the greatest books ever because it hold so many good things you want in show more a book. If i could i would reread this book again. I really do recommend this book for all ages, it is a very great book the just sticks to you. William Steig did a very good job on this book. I look forward to reading more books from him. show less