This Is the Way in Dogtown - by Ya-Ling Huang (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Sing along to this catchy rhyme, set to "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush", and discover what the residents of Dogtown get up to in this delightful book of first experiences. See the dogs brushing their teeth, getting dressed, going to school, eating lunch, going swimming, and much more before the day is done and it's time for bed. This book's charming artwork, by talented illustrator Jade Huang, is rich with detail as it creates a whole town of dogs going about their days. Ending as night falls over dogtown and the dogs are bathed and in bed, this book's lilting rhymes make it perfect for a pre-bedtime read."--

Book Synopsis

Sing along to this catchy rhyme, set to "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush", and discover what the residents of Dogtown get up to in this delightful book of first experiences.

This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth,
This is the way we brush our teeth, early in the morning.

See the dogs brushing their teeth, getting dressed, going to school, eating lunch, going swimming, and much more before the day is done and it's time for bed.

This book's charming artwork, by talented illustrator Jade Huang, is rich with detail as it creates a whole town of dogs going about their days.

Ending as night falls over dogtown and the dogs are bathed and in bed, this book's lilting rhymes make it perfect for a pre-bedtime read.

Review Quotes

"A delightfully entertaining and musical way to get through the day"

--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Ya-Ling Huang studied Fine Art at Taichung University of Education in Taiwan. During her study at university, she found her true calling in storytelling and illustration. She completed her MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in 2016. In the same year, her works were selected for 2016 Bologna Book Fair, highly commended in Macmillan prize and awarded 2nd prize in Poland Katowice "A Well Designed Book". Her illustrations are mostly drawn by hand in watercolour, gouache and colour pencil, along with the application of a little humour in her work. This Is the Way in Dogtown is the first picture book she has both written and illustrated.