"I don't like you, dog. I don't like dogs at all." That's what a little boy playing alone outdoors tells a small, playful stray dog. But the dog knows something that the boy doesn't-that boys and dogs are meant to be together-and in no time at all the boy who said "Go away, dog" is saying "Come on home, dog" instead. In simple, playful words and pictures, Joan Nodset and Paul Meisel have created a friendly, funny story that no young reader will be able to resist. Originally published over forty years ago, this beloved classic is perfect for beginning readers or for cozy times spent reading together.