School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-A droll entry in an appealing series about two young dogs. Gaspard and Lisa decide to give their teacher a raincoat for Christmas, and the shower curtain at Gaspard's house seems to be just what they need to make it. After accidentally gluing it onto him, then attempting to dye it yellow, the pair's efforts result in something unexpected but wonderful-a raincoat for Mrs. Dupont's dog. The handsomely composed oil paintings lend an unpretentious, childlike quality to this French import.-S. P. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
The irresistible canine heroes of the paper-over-board Misadventures of Gaspard and Lisa series set out to make a gift for their teacher in Gaspard and Lisa's Christmas Surprise by Anne Gutman, illus. by Georg Hallensleben. As the two attempt to fashion a raincoat from a red shower curtain and Krazy Glue, it's hard to say which is funnier, the sight of the dogs in Hallensleben's zippy acrylics or Gutman's deadpan text. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
