Not a Dog

Coming June 17, 2025. Pre-order today! By: Claudia Guadalupe Martínez / Illustrated by: Laura González What's that barking, yipping sound? It's not a dog. A Mexican prairie dog may look like a dog, but it is certainly not a dog. This adorable mammal is actually part of the rodent family! With Spanish vocabulary and a clever shapes concept, Not a Dog explores the life cycle of the Mexican prairie dog, the species' contribution to a healthy ecosystem, and the ways in which farming has destroyed their habitat and made them an endangered species.  If you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: Not a Bean Not a Monster [TABS] Look Inside Downloadables Download the Cover Author & Illustrator Claudia Guadalupe Martínez, author Claudia Guadalupe Martínez learned that letters form words from reading subtitles of old westerns with her father. Her debut novel, The Smell of Old Lady Perfume, received the 2009 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, the 2008 Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book Award, and a 2009 Americas Award Commendation. Pig Park won the 2015 Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book and the 2015 NACCS Tejas Foco Young Adult Fiction Award. Read more about Claudia. Laura González, illustrator Laura González has a degree in graphic design from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Mexico, where she also studied illustration. She is a member of the Mexican Association of Illustrators (AMDI) and has illustrated several books for children. Read more about Laura. Awards & Honors Coming soon! Editorial Reviews Coming soon! Details English Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62354-304-4 Spanish Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62354-492-8 Spanish Paperback ISBN: 978-1-62354-603-8 Ages: 3–7 Page count: 32 11 x 81/2 Publication date: June 17, 2025 [/TABS]