Lulu Walks the Dogs

Feisty Lulu sets out to earn some cash in this illustrated chapter book from children's book legends Judith Viorst and Lane Smith.

The stubbornly hilarious Lulu has decided it's time to buckle down and earn some cash. How else can she save up enough money to buy the very special thing that she is ALWAYS and FOREVER going to want? After some failed attempts at lucrative gigs (baking cookies, spying, reading to old people), dog walking seems like a sensible choice. But Brutus, Pookie, and Cordelia are not interested in making the job easy, and the infuriatingly helpful neighborhood goody-goody, Fleischman, has Lulu at the end of her rope. And with three wild dogs at the other end, Lulu's patience is severely tested. Will she ever make a friend--or the money she needs?
In this standalone sequel to Lulu and the Brontosaurus, industry legends Judith Viorst and Lane Smith once again prove that even the loudest, rudest, and most obstinate of girls can win us over.

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/04/2012
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781442435797
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 153630 / Lulu Walks the Dogs


Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 102
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2012
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 110
New York Times Book Review 09/16/2012 pg. 18
School Library Journal 10/01/2012 pg. 108
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety.

Lane Smith is the author-illustrator of Grandpa Green and the illustrator of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, both Caldecott Honor winners. His books have appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated list four times, and several of his books, including It's a Book and John, Paul, George & Ben, have been New York Times bestsellers. He lives with book designer Molly Leach in rural Connecticut, and can be visited at LaneSmithBooks.com.