ROY IS NOT A DOG
WRITTEN BY HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO ESME SHAPIRO AND DANIEL NEWELL KAUFMAN
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ESME SHAPIRO
IN STORES APRIL 23, 2024 from Tundra books of penguin random house
REVIEWS FOR ROY IS NOT A DOG
“The illustrations are a riot of rich color and rambling vegetation … readers will be charmed".” - School library Journal
“This story is a delight from its humble beginning to the hilarious twist at the end. Roy is not a Dog simply begs to be re-read again and again.” - Young Adulting
“[A] whimsical confection … [A] gleeful don’t-make-assumptions story from married collaborators Shapiro and Kaufman, which invites readers to view the world with an open mind.” - Publishers Weekly
“A pointed message about expecting, as well as accepting, differences in others, delivered with a doggy flourish.” - Kirkus Review
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