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#1 Smarter than Squirrels<\/strong><\/p>\nDown Girl and Sit protect their masters from all the things that can go wrong in the neighborhood: They bark at paperboys, guard the garbage cans and keep mischievous squirrels at bay. But when Here Kitty Kitty moves in next door, their daily routines are turned topsy-turvy. A\u00a0clever, comedic series about a dog\u2019s view of life \u2014 Booklist<\/em><\/p>\n The charming first-canine point of view really works here \u2014 partly because Nolan keeps her dog\u2019s voice steady and humorous, and partly because she really seems to think like a dog. \u2014 Kirkus Review<\/em><\/p>\n The perfect next step for readers who have outgrown easy-to-reads \u2014 School Library Journal<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Filled with humor and adventure, these illustrated chapter books take a look at life in the backyard from the well-intentioned but misguided viewpoint of two confused canines \u2014 Down Girl and Sit. #1 Smarter than Squirrels Down Girl and Sit … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":262,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"portfolio-type":[14],"class_list":["post-15","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio-type-chapter-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio-type","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio-type?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nA Gryphon Honor Book \u2014 Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
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#2 On the Road<\/strong>
\nWhen Rruff invites Down Girl on a road trip, Down Girl knows she’s in for a big adventure. With her best friend Sit along for the ride, the fun begins. These two dogs never know where they’re going, but one thing’s certain. When they hop into a car, they’re sure to drive everyone crazy!
\n2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner \u2014 Texas Library Association<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
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#3 Bad to the Bone<\/strong>
\nIt has finally come to this. Down Girl and Sit go to obedience school \u2014 where they work very hard at training their masters to behave.
\nChicago Public Library Best of the Best Book 2008<\/strong><\/em>
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#4 Home on the Range<\/strong>
\nDown Girl and Sit accompany their masters to a dude ranch, where they encounter stampedes, scary lizards and even scarier “squirrels” that live in holes in the ground.
\nJunior Library Guild Selection<\/strong><\/em>
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