No Roses for Harry! vs Silly Sally: Which Should You Read?

Cover of No Roses for Harry! No Roses for Harry! Gene Zion · 1958 ★★★★☆ 4.3 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Moderate
“Harry was a white dog with black spots.”

Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.

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Cover of Silly Sally Silly Sally Audrey Wood · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.8 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Light

A rhyming story of Silly Sally, who makes many friends as she travels to town--backwards and upside down.

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The verdict

How to choose

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No Roses for Harry!Silly Sally
Goodreads 4.3 (9661) —
Hardcover 4.1 (8) 3.5 (6)

Reception

No Roses for Harry!Silly Sally
Ratings 9661 6
Editions 15 11
Citations 9 —
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention 329 63
Pages 32 32

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