Ruby and the Muddy Dog
Helen Stephens
Hardcover
(Kingfisher, April 15, 2000)
Who made these mucky pawprints? asks Ruby. Dog blushed. "Hippo did it!" When Dog comes to live with Ruby, Hippo, and Lion, he makes a mess everywhere, then blames everyone else! The others soon lose patience until Ruby discovers just why Dog is fibbing and gives him the love and attention he needs.
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