The Adventures of Taxi Dog

Jacket Description/Back: His name is Maxi and he rides in a taxi with his best friend Jim every day!Maxi the dog spends his days roaming the city streets, scavenging for food. Then one day a kind taxi driver named Jim offers him friendship, a home, and a place in the front seat. From that moment on, Maxi and Jim share all sorts of crazy adventures -- involving opera singers, circus clowns, and one hilarious Groucho Marx disguise!Review Quotes: "For dog fanciers, taxi riders and lovers of fine picture books, this is a sheer delight". -- Publishers WeeklyBiographical Note: Debra Barracca, in collaboration with her husband Sal Barracca, is the author of The Adventures of Taxi Dog (Dial) and Maxi, the Hero (Dial and Puffin). They live in Katonah, New York. The husband-and-wife team behind the best-selling "Snowmen at Night" and "Snowmen at Christmas," Carolyn and Mark Buehner are also the creators of the award-winning "Fanny's Dream." Upcoming collaborations include an original fairy tale about a lonely princess who decides to become a hairdresser. They live in Utah with their nine children. Brief Description: A stray dog in New York City is adopted by a taxi driver, with whom he thereafter rides and shares adventures each day. Marc Notes: A stray dog in New York City is adopted by a taxi driver, with whom he thereafter rides and shares adventures each day.;004-008. Publisher Marketing: Maxi, a homeless mutt in New York City, has always fended for himself. Then one day a kind taxi driver named Jim offers him friendship, a home, and a place in the front seat! From that moment on, Maxi and Jim revel in the sights and sounds of the city, and share all sorts of wild adventures-from rushing two clowns and a chimp to the circus, to singing duets with an opera diva! These and other adventures are brilliantly depicted in Mark Buehner's witty, detail-packed oil paintings. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 560 (EAN 9780140566659, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 808 (EAN 9780140566659, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1205 (EAN 9780140566659, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 592 (EAN 9780803706729, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 622 (EAN 9780803706729, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780803706729, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 05/04/1990 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 06/01/1990 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 592 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 560 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 808 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1205 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 622 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780803706712, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Buehner, Mark Marl Buehner has six little pilgrims of his own in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he lives with his wife, Caralyn, and their children: Heidi, Grant, Sarah, Samuel, Laura, and Jake. Mark has illustrated many wonderful children's books, including I Am the Cat by Alice Schertle and Harvy Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen.