CLAUDE in the City

Claude is an adventurous dog who loves berets and his best friend, Sir Bobblysock (a sock). Hilarious escapades in the city – a shopping spree, a gallery visit with a criminal-capture and a visit to the doctor – are described in accessible, entertaining language. The illustrations are beautiful, too.

Author:

Alex T. Smith

Early readers
Picture books
Series

3-6
7-10
Adventures
Animals
Friendship

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SYNOPSIS

Claude is an adventurous dog who loves berets and his best friend, Sir Bobblysock (a sock). On a visit to the city, Claude foils a brazen theft in an art gallery – and receives a medal from the mayor. When Claude whisks a sick Sir Bobblysock to the hospital, Dr. Ivan Achinbum (get it?) attends to the sock. Claude, in the meantime, cures all the other waiting patients. Of course!

(1st in a 21-book series)

PERFECT AGE 3 – 7

THEMES

Friendships
Adventures
Trying out new things
Helping out friends and strangers alike

We love

These goofy little stories will make your child giggle, and maybe you too!
Claude is so fearless and adventurous!
Hip-hip-hooray for Claude’s red beret 🙂
What’s not to love about a friendship between a dog and a sock?

CONVERSATION STARTERS

What are some of the objects Claude saw at the art gallery? How did he feel observing them?
Exactly how did Claude foil the thief’s escape?
What contraption did Claude invent to arrive at the hospital?
How did Claude get mistaken for a doctor?
Do you think pet dogs have fun secret lives while their owners are away? What things might they do?