After a day of adventure, Harry gets so dirty that he no longer looks like a white dog with black spots. As the kids wash up the funny new dog, they realize it’s Harry and he falls asleep, happy to be home. Harry is a white dog with black spots who absolutely, positively hates to take a bath. So he digs up the scrub brush he buried, runs upstairs and jumps into the bathtub. He tries to do some of his favorite tricks, but they still don’t know him. When he realizes he’s hungry, he heads back home to find that his family doesn’t recognize him. Harry goes out to explore the city and as he travels through construction sites and slides down coal chutes, he changes from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots. Originally published in 1956, Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, illus. Has anyone not read this book? I had it when I was little and I remember it being one of those books that everyone seemed to have. The plot in a nutshell: Harry runs away from his bath and manages to get so dirty on his wanderings around the city that his family doesn’t recognize him when he gets back home Harry was a white dog with black spots who liked everything, except…getting a bath. But what really makes this and the other Harry stories stand out is Margaret Bloy Graham's pen-and-ink, pastel-washed drawings. Written by Gene Zion, Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham HarperCollins, 1956 In print since 1956, HARRY THE DIRTY DOG testifies to the continuing appeal of a simple tale, low-key humor, and a likable main character.
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