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sherming's review against another edition
3.0
Mister and Missus live on a farm in Maine and decide they want a dog. However, they go to the library to research breeds (yay) and decide on a border collie mix and eventually head off to the shelter to adopt one, but they can't decide between two very cute puppies and end up with both Angus and Sadie who have different personalities.
Voigt nails the new dog experience and gets into the dog personalities brilliantly. (This would be a good time to mention that this is one of those books where we can hear what animals are saying to each other, but the humans in the story can't.) Angus is bold and adventuresome. Sadie is a bit shy but very companionable. This works pretty well for a while, but about 3/4 of the way through the story the differences between the dogs begin to seem more like a mentally abusive relationship. (This is why it got only 3 stars.)
All turns out well, though, for the young dogs, as the book doesn't really end and instead sets up the next book in the series.
Voigt nails the new dog experience and gets into the dog personalities brilliantly. (This would be a good time to mention that this is one of those books where we can hear what animals are saying to each other, but the humans in the story can't.) Angus is bold and adventuresome. Sadie is a bit shy but very companionable. This works pretty well for a while, but about 3/4 of the way through the story the differences between the dogs begin to seem more like a mentally abusive relationship. (This is why it got only 3 stars.)
All turns out well, though, for the young dogs, as the book doesn't really end and instead sets up the next book in the series.
eirenophile's review
2.0
The relationship between the two anthropomorphic (at least in thoughts) dogs is meant, I think, to be sort of a lesson to kids about relationships. With kids. Complete with "it's okay to be different" and how/why people can feel jealous.
My little cousin really liked it, and I can see other little kids really getting into it as well. It wasn't really my cup o' tea, however.
My little cousin really liked it, and I can see other little kids really getting into it as well. It wasn't really my cup o' tea, however.
kath3rinator's review
5.0
This was my favorite book as a child. I loved it so much!! I read it at least 7 times and kept checking it out from the library. When we got our cats, I decided not to get only one of the two because of this book... not sure if I benefited from it or not, but it just goes to show how much I loved this book as a kid.
aseleener's review against another edition
3.0
I read this to my four- and seven-year-old daughters. They loved it; me not so much. I found the story really boring. It was really just "day in the life" kind of stuff while going through the seasons. Nothing that interesting or exciting happened. I would have liked to have had more adventure. I also did not like Angus at all. Especially at the end; he was really mean to Sadie. Didn't care for that. I didn't care for the writing style either; I had to add a lot of "Sadie said" and "Angus said" to the dialogue between the dogs so my kids would understand who was saying what. Overall, just not thrilled with this book, but gave it three stars since my kids liked it.
squeakadillo's review against another edition
4.0
Maybe I'm going soft, but it was nice to read a book where the main conflict is "two border collies have different strengths and abilities." The audiobook is a joy, too - not surprising, since the companion book, Young Fredle, got an Odyssey Honor.
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