A Rose for Pinkerton

When I recommend books to read to you children, I say anything by Steven Kellogg or illustrated by him. His Pinkerton series is my favorite and I think this book is my favorite of the series. The story is rip roaring funny and the illustrations are ones I would love to spend a lot of time analyzing with a child so you can enjoy all the little nuances and details.

In this one the young girl thinks it would be good to get a companion for Pinkerton the Great Dane. Since her mom says no way for her to get another Great Dane, she goes off to the International Pet Show to find a pet. There she gets a kitten Rose from the Castle of the Kittens. Now that I also have a cat I can appreciate that more. And can understand when the kitten isn't the show more best friend of Pinkerton at first. So then Pinkerton starts trying to be a Kitten. What to do? So she goes back to the international Pet Show to talk to Sarah Chattercat for advice.

Like all the Pinkerton books, she takes both Pinkerton and Rose with her, who invariably get loose and cause havoc but end well. Rose winds his way into the Grand March of the Poodles parade until a lady screams 'Stop the Ceremony! Call the police! The Grand March has been infiltrated by a feline imposter!'

The poodles were too full of themselves to notice Rose was a cat until that lady screamed in protest. This leads to the dogs chasing the cat across the convention to the Castle of the Kittens with the poodles menacing the kittens until Pinkerton saves the day.

What really makes the book great are the crazy but detailed illustrations so you really need to get the book to see them. All of Kellogg's books are great but as a dog (and now cat) fan, the Pinkerton series is the best. This one is so good i will add it to my shelf for 'dogs-favorite-books.' I jump up and down recommend this book to all. show less

When I recommend books to read to you children, I say anything by Steven Kellogg or illustrated by him. His Pinkerton series is my favorite and I think this book is my favorite of the series. The story is rip roaring funny and the illustrations are ones I would love to spend a lot of time analyzing with a child so you can enjoy all the little nuances and details.

In this one the young girl thinks it would be good to get a companion for Pinkerton the Great Dane. Since her mom says no way for her to get another Great Dane, she goes off to the International Pet Show to find a pet. There she gets a kitten Rose from the Castle of the Kittens. Now that I also have a cat I can appreciate that more. And can understand when the kitten isn't the show more best friend of Pinkerton at first. So then Pinkerton starts trying to be a Kitten. What to do? So she goes back to the international Pet Show to talk to Sarah Chattercat for advice.

Like all the Pinkerton books, she takes both Pinkerton and Rose with her, who invariably get loose and cause havoc but end well. Rose winds his way into the Grand March of the Poodles parade until a lady screams 'Stop the Ceremony! Call the police! The Grand March has been infiltrated by a feline imposter!'

The poodles were too full of themselves to notice Rose was a cat until that lady screamed in protest. This leads to the dogs chasing the cat across the convention to the Castle of the Kittens with the poodles menacing the kittens until Pinkerton saves the day.

What really makes the book great are the crazy but detailed illustrations so you really need to get the book to see them. All of Kellogg's books are great but as a dog (and now cat) fan, the Pinkerton series is the best. This one is so good i will add it to my shelf for 'dogs-favorite-books.' I jump up and down recommend this book to all. show less

Lively, full of detail, totally ready to be animated. All the words are dialogue (well, mostly monologue statements rather than give & take dialogue). No other artist could tell the same story as it's so reliant on Kellogg's own art. Learning that the dog and kitten are based on real pets makes me appreciate it more. Probably a four-star book for most, three stars is my own opinion because it's just not a good fit for my taste.

Pinkerton, a dog, is lonely so his owner chooses a kitten to be his new friend. But the two get confused -- the kitten Rose tries to become a Great Dane and Pinkerton tries to become a kitten -- and at the pet show this causes some problems, though in the end Pinkerton is considered a hero for saving the kittens in the Castle of Kittens from a rampage of poodles.

A Rose for Pinkerton is adorable for kids. Pinkerton is a Great Dane puppy that is lonely. Pinkerton's owner wants to get another puppy for Pinkerton to play with but her mother does not want another Great Dane puppy. So she goes to the animal show to find him a friend. She finds a kitten named Rose. At first Rose thinks she is a puppy and Pinkerton thinks he is a kitten. When the little girl and her mother go to the animal show to find out why they are acting the way they were Pinkerton ends up saving the day from a bunch of poodles.