The Digging-Est Dog by Al Perkins - 1967 Eric Gurney Illustrated Beginner Book

In the sun-dappled backyard where dirt calls like a siren's song, a scruffy little dog digs with the zeal of a miner chasing gold—first a modest hole for a bone, then tunnels that snake beneath the fence, unearthing everything from garden gnomes to buried treasures, his floppy ears flopping and tail wagging in triumphant chaos as the neighborhood transforms into his personal excavation site. Al Perkins' rollicking tale, illustrated with Eric Gurney's mischievous line drawings that burst with the joy of unbridled curiosity, celebrates the unstoppable spirit of a pup who turns "no" into "now" and every clod of earth into a grand adventure, the pages alive with the sound of paws in soil and the thrill of discovery that knows no bounds. Imagine reading it aloud on a lazy summer afternoon, the words tumbling like dirt clods as a child's eyes widen with the dog's every breakthrough, or sharing it with a young explorer who sees in Sooki the freedom to dig deep and dream big. From the golden age of Beginner Books, this 1967 edition captures Perkins' rhythmic charm and Gurney's whimsical art, a story that turns every backyard into a kingdom of possibility. Discovered by Treasures of Bako - Have we got a gem for you.