ONLY MY DOG KNOWS I PICK MY NOSE by Lauren Tarshis. Illus. by Lisa Bronson Mezoff.  New York: Orchard Books, 2021.  48p. ISBN 978-133868025-6 hc. $17.99     Gr. K-3     E PIC

For someone who is an ideal child, it's good to have a dog who knows all his secrets.   Little do his parents know that when he eats every bite from his lunch plate, his dog may have been helping.  And when he goes straight to bed at night, he throw back the covers to play with his toys one more time.  The title tells readers one more thing he does when nobody is around to see.  Everyone needs a pet to be themselves with, while still being loved unconditionally... and sticking to most of the house rules.
Lynette Suckow, Superiorland Preview Center, Marquette, MI