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Liza Woodward - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Liza Woodward. Illustrator: Candice Botha. Designer: Hannes Esterhuyse. Editor: Janita Low.
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Original Book on Book Dash: The Bounce (opens in a new tab)A warm, lightly comic story follows an unhappy dog’s search for playmates, with bouncing repeated as a lively refrain. It ends with the dog playing and resting happily with his human.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA warm, lightly comic story follows an unhappy dog’s search for playmates, with bouncing repeated as a lively refrain. It ends with the dog playing and resting happily with his human.
The little girl pulls dogs’ tails and twists their ears; Black Dog yelps and leaves. This brief animal discomfort may be worth discussing, especially how to notice when an animal does not enjoy play.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.