This is an adaptation of The Wheels on the Bus and This is the Way We Do nursery rhymes. The artwork is incredible! The style is authentic, innovative and cute. The situations described in the images and words are relatable, easy-to-understand, diverse, and accessible. A very entertaining and educating addition to the children’s books, especially preschooler books library. Enjoyed the book plenty.

Loved this book, a simple concept executed very well - would be a great book to read at bedtime or learn about routine. Illustrations were fun, lively and bright.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

My son really enjoyed this sing along book about a day in dogtown! He'd wait for each new page and loved the little action words.
Cute pictures and the words flow well when singing the song. This will be well read over and over again!

This book will definitely be a hit for the pre-school/kindergarten set. The familiarity of the song, with the relatability of the daily life, and the cuteness of the dogs is a perfect recipe for an excellent classroom read-aloud.

The illustrations in this picture book are absolutely adorable. They are detailed, engagingand gently colorful. They will be enjoyed by both kids and adults.

For dog, toddler or pre-schooler could be substituted. There is a simple story with rhyming words that goes through some of what might happen over the course of a little one’s day.

This title offers an enjoyable quick read for the youngest children and their adults. It is a book that may well be looked at more than a few times.

Many thanks to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for this title. All opinions are my own.

This books was super cute and such a pleasure to read to my boys especially my nearly two year old. The illustrations are so so gorgeous.

I was singing the lines from the book all evening.

Will definitely be gifting this to my nephew's and getting a copy for our library

We woofed this book! 🐕

All puns aside, this book was super fun to read with my daughter.

The illustrations were beautiful. I love when books incorporate singing - it keeps things interesting for everyone involved!

Adorable book about completing daily tasks. The illustrations are what brings the book to life. As a dog person, I absolutely love all of the pictures of different types of dogs. So cute. Will absolutely recommend this book to parents of small children.

The drawing style of Dogtown and its various pups brings the reader in! The story follows some daily routines of waking up, brushing teeth and other activities that follow in the day. Cleverly attached to “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush,” the song-song addition to the storyline will connect with parents, kids and other readers alike. Definitely a great addition to libraries!

A quick little story based on a nursery rhyme that will get stuck in your head. I liked how it moved throughout the day with time concepts from early in the morning to later in the evening. The art work was cute, but I did find it a bit busy at times and sometime the colors seemed to blend together like watercolors. Preschoolers will definitely like this and it will be fun to play a game similar to where’s Waldo working on question answering.

This is the way in Dogtown is a great way to sing yourself and your toddler through your daily routine. It’s based off the nursery rhyme “This is the way…” (we brush our teeth…etc.). We have read this now several times and I must say we really like it. The illustrations are nice too and I can see myself picking this up as a physical copy soon.

5 stars from us for how engaging it is and how lovely the illustrations are and for making a daily routine more fun

It gave me nostalgia of the books that I read as a child in terms of the illustrations. Love all the tiny little details within the illustrations and the rhyming of the text.

Would be great for a child starting daycare/preschool/kindergarten and Special Education. .

When I pick this book to be read and reviewed for NetGalley, I didn't expect much. It has colorful cover with cute illustrations. But, once I opened the book, I could not stop singing (in my head) on particular song! The rhyme and how some phrases are repeated made me feel giddy like a kid. I wonder if my parents would read aloud this book together, I guess that would be a fun activity!

The premise is so simple. From early morning activity (brush our teeth, goes to school), afternoon (lunch), until night and go to bed. But the way this book is being presented is something that I could recommend to many people.

I had so much fun seeing how the many things we do each day are done in Dogtown!
The illustrations by the Jade Huang are clear, imaginative, colorful, and meaningful, and FUN.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school or your local public library.
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books | Frances Lincoln via NetGalley. Thank you!
Available 04 Jun 2024

This sweet little book does a great job describing the daily to-do’s to which all kids can relate and it’s even more interesting with the cast of dogs. The artwork, however, really brings to story to life. It’s fun, eye-catching, and vibrant. While the story, in the form of a sing-a-long, will definitely entertain children, I would recommend this book for the artwork alone. It will be a lovely gift.

This is the Way is filled with adorable and charming Richard Scarry-esque illustrations of a busy town filled with dogs of all shapes and sizes. The repetition and use if a familiar song to tell the story is perfect for emerging readers or a bedtime read aloud. The illustrations are so lovely and there are endless aspects to point out and discuss. I would read this aloud with students or at home with my nephew to discuss routines and what we have planned for the day. It's a great starting point for discussing the passage of time and the concept of first, next, last.

Cute book featuring dogs using the “this is way we…” tune to divulge the daily life of the puppies in the book. The pictures were cute and made me smile.

This was a wonderful children’s book! The illustrations are beautiful and fun. The book follows a pup and its routine throughout the day which I think would be great for children. It is also follows rhymes which make the book fun!

Thank you NetGalley and Ya-Ling Huang for the ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book for free in exchange for my review! All opinions are my own.

Reading this book brought back memories of the Mulberry Bush song that I learned in elementary school. I'm probably going to have that song stuck in my head the next few days now :)
Overall, this was a very charming book, and one reason I picked it up to review is because I am a huge dog and animal lover. I. thought the illustrations were adorable. This book is super fun and silly and I can see it being popular with children of today! Highly recommend!
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Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the eARC! Young Dog lovers will love this story! I love how it is set to the tune of all around the mulberry bush, so you can sing the book while you read- that definitely makes it more appealing to very young readers! I like how the dogs get ready as if they are human- too cute! I love the illustrations- not too overwhelming with the soft color choices