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Author: Bob Maddux

📘 The Dog that went too fast by Bob Maddux

Joey dreams about going to the Land of Pleasant with a dog named Snips. The adventure teaches them a truthful lesson--"haste makes waste."

First publish date: 1986

Authors: Bob Maddux

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