Mush, a Dog from Space

LASSIE, GO HOME -- MUSH IS HERE!Now that Kelly Mangiaro's family has moved out of their apartment into a house, she figures her parents will finally let her get a dog. Instead, her mother gets a job, and Kelly gets a baby-sitter.Then Kelly comes upon Mush, a mushamute -- a breed not recognized by the Westminster Kennel Club, or by anyone else for that matter, possibly because mushamutes come from the planet Growf-Woof-Woof, in the solar system of Arfturus. Mushamutes can talk, tell time, cook up a storm, and even clean up the kitchen afterwards. Who needs a baby-sitter when there's a mushamute around? Now if only Kelly can persuade her parents to let her keep Mush....

Daniel Pinkwater has lots of dogs -- but none like Mush. Despite rumors to the contrary, probably the funniest man in the Northern Hemisphere and definitely the funniest commentator on National Public Radio was actually born on Planet Earth. He continues to reside on our planet, specifically in Hyde Park, New York, with his wife, Jill, herself the funniest woman in the Northern Hemisphere, and the author of several and illustrator of many books for children.