The Very Very Very Long Dog

Author and illustrator Julia Patton’s 2017 children’s book is adapted in this iconographic-animated short narrated by Nick Podehl. A sprightly soundtrack backs the wholesome escapades of waggy-tailed dachshund Bartleby, who lives in an old bookstore and wears glasses while he reads. The only bane of Bartleby’s existence is his limo-like stretched body, which causes calamities as he walks around town. A trio of kid friends tag along with the canine as his "reckless rear" gets into more trouble, but when he becomes discouraged and cries to stay at home, his pals come up with a solution. Drawn in a comic scribble style with colored pencil, this simple tale about acceptance is recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)