Reviews for Caspar loses his dog

The average rating for Caspar loses his dog based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-09-12 00:00:00 John Magar I've certainly been enjoying my reread of the Betsy-Tacy series, but increasingly, as I made my way through the high school books, it was feeling like too much candy at once. I kept telling myself that after I finished a given book, I would take a break and read something else as a palette cleanser. I finished Betsy and Joe, and having done with high school (something of a relief) came to a natural break in the series. You'd think it would have been easy to pick up another book, as I had about a dozen with very pressing claims waiting in the wings, and especially since the next book up was one that I remembered quite well, and would not feel fresh and new as the others have. Carney is one that I've read multiple times, having somehow taken it more to my heart on first reading than I did the main books of the series. But no. I succumbed without putting up hardly any fight, and raced through Carney, and despite the relative familiarity, I loved it more than ever. It went down as easily and quickly as vanilla ice cream on a hot Summer day. I even got a little more out of it than I had in the past. Why had I never before considered Queed (which three characters read) as a possible book to seek out? Why does Betsy abruptly stop smiling when describing the scenery of California to Carney? (Is it possible she triggered a memory of the unwanted physical advance she describes later? ) And, as much as I adore Carney, I was more amused than I was in the past by how ponderous and endearingly boring her family is (Mr. Sibley and his beloved reflective oven!). So, long story short, I'm not even going to bother making any resolutions not to read the remaining three Deep Valley books one after the other. I am rather fond of my review from the last time I read this book, seven years ago. Review of May 21st, 2010: The close of Carney's sophomore year and the beginning of her junior year at Vassar bookend the events of the summer of 1911 in this wonderful, gentle, and funny book, which is an offshoot of Maud Hart Lovelace's well-loved semi-autobiographical Betsy-Tacy series. I probably shouldn't say this very loudly in the company of Maud Hart Lovelace fans, but I like Carney Sibley better than Betsy Ray. It doesn't entirely make sense. Betsy is ambitious and wants to travel and become a writer; Carney keeps a hope chest and likes to sew. But counter-intuitively, it's Betsy who's vain and frivolously interested in cosmetics, and Carney who attends Vassar and quietly loves it. I was never particularly interested in Carney as a character when she was introduced in the volumes chronicling Betsy's high school years, but in this book, in which we see her from the inside, I really warmed to her. I love her calm, earnest, and rational manner, nicely leavened with a dose of humor. I love that she takes her grandmothers to the circus and buys them balloons. In some ways I wish I could be more like her, always "forehanded," never scatter-brained, and always kind and sensible. And it doesn't hurt that I have a crush on the man she falls in love with -- an attraction which comes just as much of a surprise to me as it does to Carney herself. I just love this book. The illustrations -- not so much.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-08 00:00:00 Shaun Dunning I love that two of the three proposals we get in this series aren't actually proposals at all, but commands. You WILL marry me or else. It shouldn't work, but it totally does. This was adorable! Carney is so, so great and all the girls, and one thing I really appreciate about MHL is how well she writes different types of girls. She's not just writing the same character over and over again, they run the gamut, really, and it's so refreshing. Plus, Betsy and Joe!!! Betsy and Joe!!!! And okay, Sam is a pretty adorable baby hippo. I admit it. ;)