| Circle Dogs | |
| Cover Artist: | Yaccarino |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Pub Date: | 1998 |
| Pages: | 32 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-0644-3757-8 |
Circle Dogs is a children's picture book written by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. It was published in 1998 by Greenwillow Books. The story is about a day in the life of two dachshunds (the titular "circle dogs", so called because of the shape they make when sleeping) and the family they live with.[1]
The book was named a Charlotte Zolotow Award "Highly Commended Title" in 1999,[2] being praised for its description of life with playful dogs as seen by a young child, "illustrations [that] are at once sophisticated and childlike", and overall "old-fashioned feel", comparing it to the writing of Margaret Wise Brown. The book also received a positive review in The New York Times, with James McMullan calling it "an evocative piece of writing that would be a joy to read aloud to a child." He also praised the illustrations, but felt that they were not necessarily a good match for the story.[3]