What I'm less sure about is the message which is given with regard to responsible dog ownership. Being with a dog is fun and rewarding - the message is there loud and clear. It's handled sensitively, but without being mawkish and has been more than adequately balanced by the laughter earlier in the book.
This jaded old reviewer cried buckets when he died, but that's just a relatively short part at the end of the book. There are all the highs and lows of Marley's life, from his early rowdy and destructive days right through to his decline and eventual death. He was, though, the most loyal of dogs and the Grogan's three children grew up with him constantly at their side.įor any child who loves dogs, this will be a gem of a book. He was even expelled from puppy training classes. If there was a wrong way to do it, Marley did it. The pure-bred Labrador Retriever was constantly in trouble when he destroyed furniture, crashed through doors, stole underwear or drooled on visitors to the house. He was eight weeks old and an adorable bundle of yellow fluff that grew into a one-dog demolition machine. John and Jenny Grogan had been married for just a year when Marley came into their lives. This review looks at Marley: A Dog Like No Other.
There's also another book, Bad Dog, Marley! which is aimed at the three- to seven-year-olds. The original book had not been written with children in mind and it was this which persuaded him to write Marley: A Dog Like No Other which is based on the original book but Grogan has reshaped it to make it more child friendly and removed the more adult content. Publisher: Harper Collins Children's BooksĪfter the runaway success of Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog author John Grogan discovered that families were coming to readings of the book, that parents were reading parts of it to their children, perhaps censoring some of the parts which they felt unsuitable for young ears. Early teens who are reluctant readers should find this an accessible read. It's an easy and rewarding read covering everything from Marley coming home as a puppy to his death. Summary: John Grogan had adapted his best selling Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog for the eight- to early teens age group.
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