One of my childhood favorites! A friend shared a link to Betty White reading it, which is a lovely way to revisit the book. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/7j0OY3236jw ( )

I first read this at my library job in 2001, and now got to share it with my child. He LOVES it. ( )

Harry the dog goes off on an adventure and comes back so dirty that his family doesn't recognize him! Cute book for early elementary. ( )

"Mailbox", K-1, June/July 2005
"Mailbox", Gr 1, Apr/May 2007
EDU 271

I love dogs so this is why I chose to watch this read aloud. The name of the book really fits his character traits. He is a very dirty dog. He ran away and got so filthy dirty his family didn't even realize it was harry when he came back. He hated baths so much, but he gave himself a bath so his family would notice it was him. He was back home and happy. The theme of the story I think was that you do what you have to do for the people you love even if it's not your favorite thing to do. ( )