Exploring Human Identity in Picture Books About Animals

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Books reviewed: Arsenault, Elaine. Doggie in the Window. Illus. Fanny. Toronto: Groundwood, 2003. N. pag. $16.95 ($14.95 USD) hc. ISBN 0-88899-619-5. Atwood, Margaret. Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda. Illus. Dusan Petricic. Toronto: Key Porter Kids, 2004. N. pag. $21.95 hc. ISBN 1-55263-609-7. Bradford, Karleen and Leslie Elizabeth Watts. You Can’t Rush a Cat. Victoria: Orca, 2003. N.pag. $8.95 ($7.95 USD) pb. ISBN 1-55143-283-8. Cumming, Peter. Out on the Ice in the Middle of the Bay. Illus. Alice Priestley. 1993 Rev. ed. Toronto: Annick, 2004. N. pag. $8.95 ($7.95 USD) pb. ISBN 1-55037-870-8. Jennings, Sharon. Franklin and the New Teacher. Illus. Céleste Gagnon, et.al. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. N. pag. $4.95 pb. ISBN 1-55337-500-9. ---. Franklin’s Nickname. Illus. John Lei, Sasha McIntyre, Jelena Sisic. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. N. pag. $4.95 pb. ISBN 1-55337-490-8. Maybarduk, Linda. James the Dancing Dog. Illus. Gillian Johnson. Toronto: Tundra, 2004. N. pag. $22.99 ($15.95 USD) hc. ISBN 0-88776-619-6. Schwartz, Roslyn. The Complete Adventures of the Mole Sisters. Toronto: Annick, 2004. 167 pp. $24.95 ($19.95 USD) hc. ISBN 1-55037-883-X. Simmie, Lois. Mister Got To Go and Arnie. Illus. Cynthia Nugent. Vancouver: Raincoast, 2001. N. pag. $19.95 ($15.95 USD) hc. ISBN 1-55192-494-3.