Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Review of The Gracie Guide to Naples by Anne E. Moses



CIAO GRACIE! THIS TIME THE PERIPATETIC POOCH GUIDES US THROUGH THE FASCINATING STREETS AND HISTORIC SITES OF NAPLES. SHE SAILS OFF TO EXCITING NEARBY ISLANDS, ENJOYS A POOCH PICNIC IN POMPEII, CLIMBS MT. VESUVIUS AND SAMPLES HER FAVORITE PIZZA AND GELATO ON THE WAY. GRACIE LEAVES NO COBBLESTONE UNTURNED AS SHE UNEARTHS THE QUIRKS AND UNIQUE TRADITIONS OF "LA PARTHENOPEA" - THIS GLORIOUS, MYSTERIOUS CITY ON THE BAY - BELLA NAPOLI!

THE AUTHORS
GRACIE IS AN ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL AND WAS BORN IN PEÇ, HUNGARY. SHE HAS LIVED IN MANY INTERESTING PLACES AND LOVES TO TRAVEL AND GO ON ADVENTURES. SHE ALSO LOVES SWIMMING IN THE SEA, PLAYING IN THE SNOW AND CHICKEN.

ANNE E. MOSES WAS BORN IN THE U.S. AND HAS LIVED IN THE UK, ITALY, SWITZERLAND AND GREECE. SHE AND HER HUSBAND, BILL, TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY WITH THEIR VERY CREATIVE COCKER SPANIEL, GRACIE. SHE PROVIDES THE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR "THE GRACIE GUIDES". FOR DOGS & HUMANS OF ALL AGES.


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**My thoughts**

This is a sweet story of a dog named Gracie who is exploring the city of Naples, Italy. She takes us around the city and introduces us to the places and cultural experiences that make Naples such a wonderful place to visit. You get to learn some vocabulary and some history as well.

The drawings are very sweet and cute. But I found it kind of hard to read the text. It's all handwritten and kind of mushed into the illustrations. It makes the pages seem cluttered. I think this would be much better if each of these pages was split into two. Then you could read it and appreciate it much more. I would have ranked it higher if I could have read it more easily, because it definitely has some great potential here.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for fulfilling my review request. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

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