Kay Chorao Abrams Books for Young Readers New York
to eLeanor, who toLd me about “bad boyS,” and edward Gorey, whoSe CLaSSeS ChanGed my LiFe The illustrations in this book were made with watercolors, gouache, and black pen on 140 lb. hot press paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chorao, Kay. Bad boy, good boy / by Kay Chorao. p.cm. ISBN 978-1-4197-0520-5 [1. Behavior—Fiction. 2. Dogs—Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.C4463Bad2013 [E]—dc23 2012011249 Text and illustrations copyright © 2013 Kay Sproat Chorao Book design by Robyn Ng Published in 2013 by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Abrams Books for Young Readers are available at special discounts when purchased in quantity for premiums and promotions as well as fundraising or educational use. Special editions can also be created to specification. For details, contact specialsales@abramsbooks.com or the address below.
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bad boy!
Sorry, Grandma.
Sam could run like the wind. Today the wind blew
swo o o osssshhhh. Sam swooshed through Grandma’s tulips.
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He bumped Grandpa in the hammock.
bad boy!
Sorry, Grandpa.
He swept through Mama’s laundry.
He toppled Papa’s trash. bad boy!
bad boy!
Sorry, Papa.
Sam did not stop until he came to a tree. He disappeared up into the branches.
Sorry, mama. Soon he dropped back down to the ground. 6
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He ran all the way to his friend Olive’s house. Olive was crying.
He ran back around the trash.
He ran back under Mama’s laundry.
don’t cry.
my new hat blew away.
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He ran back by Grandpa’s hammock.
He ran back past Grandma’s tulips.
Sam reached under his shirt. 9