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For Mom and Dad and Halle
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This book was originally published in hardcover by the Blue Sky Press in 1994.
ISBN-13: 978-0-439-59839-2
ISBN-10: 0-439-59839-7
Copyright © 1994 by Dav Pilkey
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here once was a dog name.ct Hally.,
who lived with the Tosis family.
Hally Tosis was a very good dog.,
but she had a big problem.
Hally Tosis had horrible breath.
Whenever Hally Tosis opened her mouth,
horrible things happened.
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When the children took Hally Tosis
for a walk, everyone else walked
on the other side of the street.
Even skunks avoided Hally Tosis.
But the real trouble started one day
when Grandma Tosis stopped by
for a cup of tea ...
... and Hally jumped up to say hello.
Mr. and Mrs. Tosis were not amused.
'-'Something has to be done about
that smelly dog," they said.
The next day, Mr. and Mrs. Tosis
decided to find a new home for Hally.
The children knew that the only way
they could save their dog was to get
rid of her bad breath. So they .tool<..
Hally Tosis to the top of a mountain
that had a breathtaking view.
They hoped that the breathtal<.ing view
would take Hally's breath away ...
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but it didnTt.
BREATH OF
STARRING PERRYO'DONNE
Next the children tool<. Hally Tosis
to a very exciting movie.
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They hoped that all the excitement
would leave Hally breathless ...
Now
SHow
BREAT'"' OF',
SALfSMAN
· .. but it didn't.
Finally the children took Hally
Tosis to a carnival. They hoped
that Hally would lose her breath
on the speedy roller coaster ...
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... but that idea stunl<., too I
The plans to change Hally s bad
breath had failed. Now, only a
miracle could save Hally Tosis.
Sadly, the three friends said
good-night, unaware that a
miracle was just on the horizon.
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Later that night, when everyone was
sound asleep, two sneal<Y burglars
crept into the Tosis house.
The two burglars were tiptoeing through
the dark quiet rooms when suddenly
they came upon Hally Tosis.
"Yil<.es,7' whispered one burglar. "It's a big, mean,
scary dog!
"Aw, don't be silly, whispered the other burglar.
"That's only a cute, little, fuzzy puppy!
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The two burglars giggled at the sight
of such a friendly little dog .
.(.(That dog couldn't hurt a fly;'
whispered one burglar.
.(.(Come here, poochie poochie !
whispered the other.
So Hally Tosis came over and gave
the burglars a nice big kiss.
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The next morning, the Tosis family awol<.e
to find two burglars passed out cold
on their_living room floor.
It was a miracle!
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The Tosis family got a big reward
for turning in the crooks, and soon
Hally Tosis was the most famous
crime-fighting dog in the country.
In the end, Mr. and Mrs. Tosis
changed their minds about
finding a new home for Hally.
They decided to keep their
wonderful watchdog after all.
THIS
HOME
PROTEtTEO BY
DOG
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Because life without Hally Tosis
just wouldn't make any scents!
About the Author/Illustrator
Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated numerous popular, awardwinning books for children. The Adventures of Captain Underpants, which
has more than three million copies in print, was an American Bookseller
Pick of the Lists and a Publishers Weekly " Cuffie" Award winner for the
Funniest Book of the Year; Dog Breath was awarded the California Young
Reader Medal; The Paperboy was chosen as a Caldecott Honor Book;
and his latest Captain Underpants books were all national bestsellers
in their first weeks of publication. Dav Pilkey also illustrated the IRACBC Children's Choice Award-winning Dumb Bunnies books. He and
his dog live in Eugene, Oregon.
\\old your nose! \\ere comes the dog with the
worst breath in the world!
When no one can stand the horrible breath of Hally Tosis for one
more minute, the Tosis children must find a way to cure it or else
Hally will be given away. They just about give up until one night,
when Hally Tosis puts her very bad problem to very good use ... .
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