Dory Fantasmagory

This book is about a six-year-old who acts like a baby. Her name is Dory, but everyone calls her ‘Rascal’. Her older brother and sister are really annoyed by her, because they think she acts like a baby. She has a really imaginative mind. She imagines that she has a friend, Mary, and she also imagines that she has a fairy godmother. But she really wants to play with her brother and sister. There is a made-up witch called Mrs. Gobblegrackle, so Dory’s fairy godmother turns her into a puppy so the witch won’t get her. Now Dory acts like a puppy, and all she says is ‘woof’! But Dory has to find a way to not act like a baby anymore so her brother and sister will play with her.

This book is kind of like a comic book – it has comic bubbles – but it also has words that explain what is happening. It is easy to read with a lot of fun pictures. The story is funny. Dory is a little annoying, and her older sister and brother are sometimes rude (sometimes Dory is too), but it is fun to read about her adventures and her great imagination.