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Zorro Gets an Outfit by Carter Goodrich

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Synopsis

Fashion goes to the dogs in this lovable follow-up to Say Hello to Zorro! Mister Bud and Zorro get along just great. They wake up together, have walk time together, and take naps together. But something is about to interrupt their schedule: Zorro has to wear a fancy outfit.     Zorro is embarassed, mortified, aghast. Mr. Bud tries to cheer him up, but nothing works. Everyone makes fun of Zorro, and he refuses to participate in chew-on-a-stick time. Mister... more

About Carter Goodrich

Carter Goodrich is an acclaimed illustrator whose work has been appearing for years in magazines like The NewYorker and The Atlantic Monthtly. His animation... more


Published: May 1, 2012 by Simon & Schuster

Genre: Nature & Wildlife, Children's Books. Fiction. 48 pages

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  • All Critics: 7
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  • Negative: 0
  • We Know Books, ETC | 1 Jun 2012

    The loveable due of Zorro and Mister Bud will have you grinning from ear to ear in their new adventure.

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  • Kirkus Reviews | 1 Apr 2012

    The clever story is told with a minimum of text, just a line or two per page, along with dialogue incorporated into the amusing watercolor illustrations.

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  • 32 Pages | 17 Jun 2012

    He is able to capture great emotional depth in his canines, from the sorrowful slope of Zorro’s shoulders as he dons a cape for the first time, to the teeth-bearing joy of Mister Bud.

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  • Publishers Weekly | 28 May 2012

    Goodrich creates spot-on canine caricatures: Zorro’s expressions of humiliation and despair are priceless.

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  • LibrisNotes | 25 May 2012

    Superb, superb, superb! Makes me wish there was a movie about Zorro and Mister Bud!

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  • Books for Kids Blog | 26 May 2012

    Any kid who has ever had to go out in public in uncool clothes their mother made them wear knows exactly how little Zorro feels.

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  • Shelf Elf | 12 Jul 2012

    This picture book is an example of how so much story can exist with minimal text, provided that the illustrations are evocative.

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