This is a charming little picture book about a dog who stows away in the bookmobile and ends up the library. With rhyming text, the reader is introduced to some of the basics of what one might see in a library. Not my favorite book about the library, but a worthy addition to any collection.

This book was so cute!

It's the story of Larry, who gets into the library truck by mistake and ends up visiting the library. He gets to experience everything from story reading to the countless books found in a library until he gets reunited with his owner.

It's such a cute and fun read for small children and teaches them great lessons about what happens in a library. My son loved reading the story by himself, and he thought that Larry was a great puppy who would love to own books!

The illustrations are really cute and the plot of the story is pretty interesting even for smaller children.

Loved it!

One of those rare books where the rhythm in the rhyme mostly works. There was only one bumpy spot that I noted and I can totally ignore that in this case. I love the old school cartoon like illustrations and this story includes a book mobile, a library, and a DOG? Seriously. you can't get any better. When I asked my five year old daughter if she like this book or Shannon Hale's Itty Bitty Kitty Corn better, she said Itty Bitty. But then she told me that they should both get five stars. High praise indeed.

Pete and his pup, Larry are spending time at Pete’s grandparent’s farm when the Bookmobile comes for a visit. Pete goes on and get some books, but dogs aren’t allowed. While Pete is distracted reading books, Larry sneaks onto the Bookmobile looking for snacks. When the door shuts behind him and takes off, Larry is stuck and headed toward the city. When they stop, Larry jumps off and as it starts to rain, he thinks he may find Pete inside the building. He squeezes into the bookdrop and doesn’t find Larry, but he does see Librarians hard at work and when he goes out into the stacks, sees people reading on all sorts of topics. When he wanders into storytime and is discovered to be a real dog and not a stuffed toy, the Bookmobile driver finds him and returns him home to Larry.

This book is so cute! I love the story and illustrations. It’s a love letter to public libraries and their power in the lives of their communities. Larry goes on an adventure and teaches readers about public libraries in the process. Readers will learn a little about librarians and their work, programming that happens in the library, and even some Dewey Decimal classifications. It’s a fun ride, and I highly recommend it. It’s out on August 3rd, so keep an eye out.

Larry Gets Lost in the Library
by Eric Ode

I read an arc of this book from NetGalley with my 4.5 year old. He too likes to search out mischief so he really enjoyed all of Larry’s antics. He was enthralled with the adventure and with each page wanted to know what Larry would do next. The colorful illustrations taking Larry from the farm to the library were engaging. The book was an appropriate length for the age bracket and still led the child on what felt like a journey.

I enjoyed the rhyming pattern in this story. It is a good story and example of adventure. I loved how Larry climbed inthe bookmobile to look for a book, seeming innocent enough. Then it drives off. Fortunately, he is reunited at the end.

This was my first introduction to Larry, a dog who seems to get lost a lot! In this picture book, Larry's best friend Pete goes into the Bookmobile to get books and Larry climbs inside, wanting a book for himself. Larry gets locked in the van and driven back to the library in the city.

The people in the library are reading books (complete with Dewey Decimal numbers), and the two library workers are both depicted as very old. As a librarian, I wish they had diversified the staff a little more. The bookmobile driver is a young black man, but the two inside workers are old white people. This is not what libraries look like!

I like how the people in the city and library are painted all one color, like green, purple or blue. This creates a colorful background and also doesn't assign race to background characters.

Larry is adorable and has a short run through the library before being discovered be the bookmobile driver and returned to his rural farm.

Recommended for animal lovers and library lovers.

This is my first Larry book and it was precious. I love the illustrations. The page arrangements are very well done and look inviting. Larry is absolutely adorable and I enjoyed just looking at him in the pages and various places he ends up. The library is portrayed as a busy glorious place full of amazing books with hardworking librarians. Of purse, the ending is perfect with him getting a book perfect for dogs.

Larry Gets Lost in the Library by Eric Ode is such a cute book! Pete and his dog, Larry, are excited for the book truck to stop so they can get new books. Larry accidentally gets stuck in the truck that takes him to the library and he has to find his way back to Pete! The story flowed nicely and there was great rhyming. The illustrations were vibrant and easy to follow!

Love this latest addition to the Larry Gets Lost series! I love how they show the bookmobile as the answer to rural libraries. My kids had no idea!! They love books about dogs and this one was engaging, rhyming and beautifully illustrated. What a great read.

I was not aware that this is part of a series. Apparently, Larry has a habit of getting lost. I definitely enjoyed this one. My favourite line: "If he can't have a book, then he might find a snack." That definitely resonated with me haha. Sums up my feelings whenever I browse through my bookshelf. The illustrations were nice, the narrative rhymed, and the story is cute. Who doesn't want to read a book about a friendly and adventurous dog that gets lost in a library.

Simply love this one. The illustrations are cute and the color of this book just too pretty.
It also teaches a little bit Dewey classification to little ones, such as 641.5 is a recipe secession.

These Larry stories are so cute! I liked this one because it was set in a library and we see Larry making new discoveries.

Thanks NetGalley for this ArC!

What a fun, sweet book! Any story that centers around a mischievous dog who gets caught up in humorous adventures is bound to be a hit for my elementary school students. It will especially ring true for those children who actually have access to a bookmobile. Yet, even if they don't, I bet they hope they will be exposed someday.
The illustrations are so vivid and the words just right. It's sure to be a hit.

Always love Larry's colorful stories. This one centers around a library. Who doesn't love a good library story. Larry starts out on a farm and winds up in a library after he hitches a ride on its bookmobile. He is returned to the farm on the bookmobile at the end of the story and reunited with his boy.

Larry Gets Lost in the Library is an adorable read about a fun-loving dog who finds his way to the library in the city. Filled with love, warmth, and a happy ending, this a perfect book to teach the importance of looking out for your best friend and always finding them a read.

This is the kind of book I'd get for all the kiddos in my life!

Beautiful illustrations, fun rhymes, and promoting a love for books! A wonderful tribute to libraries and all the different people that visit them and the various activities that take place in them. I also loved the bookmobile reference (haven't seen one of those since I was a teen)!

Larry is also a super cute and fun character to follow around on this adventure!

Eric Ode’s Larry Gets Lost in the Library is an easy-to-read celebration of libraries starring a super cute and curious pup. John Skewes’ illustrations are a lovely complement to the writing!

Larry is an adorable dog who loves going on vacation with his owner, Pete. The two friends are spending the summer at Pete’s grandmother’s farm. But, a bookmobile soon arrives and the books grab Pete’s attention. He doesn’t realize when Larry sneaks onto the bookmobile in search of a snack. Poor Larry gets trapped in the bookmobile and ends up alone in the city. He goes on a grand adventure looking for Pete in the city library. Will this little pup find his way back to his best friend?

Larry is a sweet and adventurous dog. I really loved seeing the library through his eyes! The book’s rhyming narration is catchy and fun to read. It flows naturally and quickly and will definitely keep your little ones’ attention! The plot is wonderfully simple but entertaining and sweet. I really like the book’s gentle encouragement of an appreciation for reading and libraries.

I love John Skewes’ bright, softly-coloured, and adorable full-page illustrations! There’s a fun touch of whimsy on every page, especially in the colours of the background characters and the presentation of the panels. I really like Larry’s depiction and his expressive little face. I also particularly liked the illustrations where Larry explores the different sections of the library.

Larry Gets Lost in the Library is a great and fun picture book for young readers. This is my first book in the series and I’m excited to check out the others!





🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 out of 5 doggies!

This is the latest story in the Larry gets lost series. This time he gets lost in the library. The bookmobile comes to the farm and guess who gets locked inside? Larry takes a ride into the city and straight to the library. But no dogs are allowed inside but it is cold and wet. Larry has to find a way inside. Then he discovered the book drop. He pushes and squeezes inside. He explores all the nooks and crannies of the library. Soon the bookmobile driver finds his little friend and returns him home again. Everyone at the farm was happy to see Larry return home.

This was a very sweet book with great illustrations. Both my 3 and 5 year olds were engaged throughout the whole book. I will definitely check out more books in this series!