Discovered this via a storytime list. A boy named Bertie loves the color blue, and wants a blue dog, so he pretends he IS a blue dog...but then a real dog appears, and he's perfect, except he isn't blue. Bertie figures out a clever way to make the situation just right. Sweet and simple.

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Re-read January 2019 ( )

24 months - this is a cute book, well illustrated and well written. O thinks it's very cute too. ( )

This was a pretty good pet book. There's a small lesson on compromise mixed in as well. Since the boy wanted a blue dog and ended up with a dog that wasn't blue, he named the dog blue and was just as happy. He learned that his priorities might not have been perfect before since what was really important about getting a dog was finding a companion, not the color of its coat. Nice lesson. Good book. ( )

A boy who loves the color blue can't find a dog in his favorite color. Finally he gives a spotted dog the name 'Blue'. ( )

Bertie, who loves the color blue and really wants a dog, finally gets his wish even though the dog he meets is white with black spots.