<b>Everyone loves Arfy the rescue dog—star of the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling picture book <i>Can I Be Your Dog?—</i>even when he stinks! This is his first Comic Reader in the #1 early reader line, Step into Reading.</b><br><br>Arfy used to be homeless, but now he''s found his forever home with a sweet person and a squeaky bone! But what''s that smell? Arfy loves to sniff things out--he''s great at it, so he is on the case! He <i>will</i> find the source of this mysterious smell, even if he has to sniff the whole neighborhood! Tag along with Arfy on his newest adventure--illustrated with panels and speech balloons for a fun intro to comics! <b>Comic Readers</b> are told almost entirely in action-packed dialogue! Simple, graphic, paneled layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. <br><br><b>Step 1 Readers</b> feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.