Review: Officer Buckle and Gloria
Kids and parents will enjoy the energy-packed pictures and funny, fast-moving story.
What Parents Should Know
Kids and parents will enjoy the energy-packed pictures and
funny, fast-moving story.
Common Sense Media Review
Take one earnest police officer and combine him with one
theatrical pooch. What do you get? A rollicking, sweet story
that will leave young kids howling with laughter. There's
enough mischief to keep the little ones engaged, enough common
sense to reassure parents, and enough good humor for
everyone.
The pages are jam-packed with neon-bright pictures that add zip to an already zippy story. Whether she's hurling herself in the air or pretending to be electrocuted, nowhere will you find a dog with more expression than Gloria! The simple text is jazzed up with hand-written safety tips and notes that kids love to pore over. This book will have kids hoping that Officer Buckle and Gloria will show up for a safety speech at their school.
Other Peggy Rathmann favorites include Goodnight, Gorilla and Ruby, the Copycat. For more animal antics, try the classic clowning of H. A. Rey's Curious George.
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