Gertrude Chandler Warner

Superstar Watch Gertrude Chandler Warner

Jacket Description/Flap: The Alden family dog, Watch, is discovered by a talent scout to appear in a dog food commercial, but the children are faced with a dilemma when they discover that Watch won't eat the brand of food he was hired to endorse. Publisher Marketing: A big Hollywood agent wants Watch to appear in a commercial for a new kind of dog food! Even though Watch seems to love the food on-camera, he won't touch it at home. Someone at the studio has been switching the brand and the Aldens must find out the truth behind the cover-up. Should Watch still do the commercial even though he doesn't like the product? Review Citations:

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 354 (EAN 9780807576687, Paperback)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 354 (EAN 9780807576670, Library Binding)

Contributor Bio:  Warner, Gertrude Chandler Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by its success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden Children. Contributor Bio:  Papp, Robert Robert Papp has won awards nationwide, but he is most proud of the reaction his paintings receive from children. He lives in Pennsylvania with his artist wife, Lisa, and their cat, Taffy.