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Follows the seaside adventures of Henry, Henry's father, and Henry's big dog, Mudge.

At first Henry's very neat cousin doesn't like the cookies from under his bed or Mudge's slobbery kisses, but when they all play frisbee, she begins to enjoy her visit.

When Henry's cousin Annie prepares to move in next door, he and Mudge help calm her fears.

Henry, his dog Mudge, and his father enter a snowman building contest at the local park and win third place.

Henry is excited when his Uncle Jake builds him a tree house but worries that his dog Mudge will not be able to enjoy it with him.

Henry and his dog Mudge tangle with a grumpy goose when they visit a farm.

At Christmastime Henry and his dog Mudge enjoy baked treats, visits from relatives, lots of presents, and each other. Christmas at Henry and Mudge's house means candles, carols, and cookies, and best of all, a visit from the whole family. Everyone from Great-Grandpa Bill to Cousin Annie and her bunny, Snowball, join them for the Christmas-morning breakfast spectacular. Between delicious pancake smells wafting through the halls and presents galore...

Puppy Mudge loves his blanket. See what happens when he loses it.

The physicality of the boy's connection with his dog is the story in this book, part of the Ready-to-Read Puppy Mudge series for brand new readers. Henry wants to read, but Mudge wants to play. Mudge slobbers on Henry's book, tries to snuggle up, pulls off Henry's sock, and more, until, finally, Henry joins Mudge, and they play joyfully together. Rylant's simply language and Stevenson's active, unaffected pictures show and tell Henry's delight in...

After noticing that a visiting hummingbird likes her pink petunias, Annie and her rabbit Snowball, accompanied by Henry and his dog Mudge, fill the garden with pink objects to attract more hummingbirds.