Laden, Nina. Romeow and Drooliet. New York: Chronicle Books, 2005.
Even though I've read a huge number of them, I haven't reviewed too many children's picture books on this blog.
I may need to remedy that.
This retelling of Romeo and Juliet caught my eye at my local library a few weeks ago, and I naturally had to check it out and read it.
As far as capturing the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, the book does a good job. The perennial animosity between cats and dogs forms the foundation of the story.
In other ways, the book is a bit too cutsey—but not nauseatingly so, which may mean that it strikes the appropriate balance. Click on the image below to enlarge it and to get a taste of the book.
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