A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes (Hard Cover) - by Kizzie Elizabeth Jones (Hardcover)

About the Book

A troupe of dachshunds plays dress-up in strewn-about vegetation after a fall storm. They love their new costumes and don't want to change. Through the power of love and magic, they stay in their costumes and overnight become other dog breeds.

Book Synopsis

A tall tale about dachshunds, who dress up one day,
And want to stay dressed up forever that way!
Behold a dear friendship and dreams that come true.
Some become other breeds, still their kindness shines through!

A troupe of dachshunds plays dress-up in strewn-about vegetation after an autumn storm. Just like young children, they love their new costumes and don't want to change. Through the power of love and magic, they stay in their costumes and overnight become other dog breeds. A playful story with informational glossaries for the dachshunds, the eight new dog breeds, and vegetation.

Review Quotes

"Come. Join this joyful dachshund pack as they turn a doggone day at the beach into an adventure to spread love one friend at a time. Dance with them through delightful verse and playful pictures because a dachshund

by any other name is still so sweet."

--Wendy Kendall, Columnist, Kids are Bookin' It, My Edmonds News

"It is easy to see that author Kizzie Jones has a deep love for her dachshunds and nature, but it is also clear that she loves to teach through her books. With assistance from USDA Forest Service, Jones fills her story with accurate plant life as well as lots of terms for different dog colorings and patterns, all of which she includes in a glossary at the end of the book.

Dachshunds in Costumes is a creative story that gives a lighthearted explanation for how the different breeds of dogs came to be, and as Jones' previous books, we see the gift of self-acceptance. Also present is a meter that has a lilting and soothing quality. The meter pairs well with the wonderful illustration work from Scott Ward that has a unique and uniform shading style that readers of all ages will admire. Kizzie Jones' newest addition is perfect for the curious and inquisitive child who will surely spend hours curled up studying all that A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How MORE Dogs Came to Be has to offer."

--Chanticleer Reviews 2019

"This is a Tall Tale that keeps on giving! ... This whimsical by-the-sea story also offers three delightfully illustrated glossaries ... plus annotated drawings of Pacific Northwest seaside vegetation which play a major role in 'the costumes' chosen by each creative Dachshund."

--Sharon Fay Koch, writer; retired Board Certified Hospice Chaplain and former L.A. Times staff writer

"Like all good stories, A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes is layered to work on multiple levels. The skillful use of anapestic tetrameter provides the momentum that carries the adventures of these delightful Dachshunds to their unexpected and thought-provoking conclusion ... Kudos to Kizzie Jones for this refreshing approach, and a captivating addition to her lovely Tall Tales series."

--Avril van der Merwe, author, How Cheetah Got His Tears, Once Upon a Rhinoceros, and I Don't Want to Be a Hyena