![]() ![]() Carl fans young and old will cheer his return as they discover that this anything-but-sleepy canine is aging very well indeed. Playing the key role in relaying the action, Day's stunningly realistic, brightly hued illustrations are as timeless and endearing as the plot. As in past Carl tales, Day injects wry, child-pleasing flourishes: for instance, Carl's appearances go undetected by Madeleine's mother. The ever curious, enthusiastic Frank and Ernest, who dress in flannel shirts and. The dog arrives at home, just ahead of his owners. Day strives for realism in her watercolor illustrations, so that every car and truck is easily recognizable. The canine hero helps a pharmacist by delivering medicine to a vet, again meets up with Madeleine at a flower stand (where he purloins a bloom and places it in a woman's shopping bag) and rescues puppies from a burning garage. The cherubic tot gleefully spots Carl through the window and surreptitiously feeds him a cookie after he slips inside. When the driver of a thrift-shop van arrives to pick up donated items, Carl helps him load the goods and then jumps into the back of the vehicle, scooting out at a bakery where Madeleine and her mother have stopped. Here Madeleine's mother tells Carl that she and her daughter are going shopping so he "can have a nice nap." Not likely. A Russian freight train derailed Monday in the western region of Bryansk bordering Ukraine after an 'explosive device' detonated on the rail tracks, the local governor said. , the Rottweiler who has charmed a generation of readers has lost none of his appeal-or his spunk. Twenty years after making his debut in Good Dog, Carl ![]()
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