Who wants to be a poodle I don’t

ILLUSTRATIONS COPYRIGHT © 2009 BY LAUREN CHILD

by Lauren Child

Your Inner
Dazzling Dog

Trixie Twinkle Toes, star of

Lauren Child’s tale Who wants to
be a poodle I don’t, knows that
underneath all her pink bows,
ribbons, and scarves,
she’s a dazzingly dangerous
daring dog! Is there a dazzingly
dangerous daring dog inside
you too?
Draw a picture of yourself as a
daring pooch. Don’t forget
a dazzingly dangerous
nickname to match.

Dazzlingly
dangerous
n i c ka m e :

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ILLUSTRATIONS COPYRIGHT © 2009 BY LAUREN CHILD
by Lauren Child

A Very Expensive Connect-the-Dots

There is only one thing Mademoiselle Verity Brulée loves as much as
Trixie Twinkle Toes Trot-a-Lot Delight (Hint: She worries about
getting these beautiful, expensive items dirty in wet weather and has
paintings of them all over her walls). Can you guess what it is she loves?
Connect the dots to find out and then decorate the item to make it
your own!

43
2

42
3

41 8
4 7

40 6 9
5
10
37 39
36 18
11
33 38
35 19
32 34 17 12
31 20

29 30
16 13
21
28
22 15 14
24 23
27 26 25

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by Lauren Child

Daring Dog Matching Game

Trixie Twinkle Toes loves to play ✁
outside with the other dogs,
catching sticks, rolling in mud,
and frolicking around in puddles.
Can you match up Trixie’s new
playmates?

DIRECTIONS:
CUT each square along
the dotted lines.
Mix up the squares and
spread them out, placing
them facedown.
On every turn, flip over
two squares.

· If they match, keep

that pair.

· If not, turn them

facedown and try
again!
See if you can find all
the pairs!

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by Lauren Child

Trixie Belle Baby’s Word Find

Trixie Twinkle Toes Trot-a-Lot Delight wishes she had a more serious,
less poodly name like the other dogs. But the names she prefers have
gotten all jumbled up with other letters. Can you find all of Trixie’s
preferred names hidden in the puzzle?
ALPHA FANG
BONES GROWLER
BOOMER HOWLER
BOWSER REX
CHOMPER RIPPER
CHOPPER SHADOW
DASHER SMASHER
DODGER

PBOWSERECD
HOWLERIEIA
DOSMALPHAS
OMCHOPPERH
DEHBONESSE
GROWLERPHR
ESMASHERAS
ROPLOMXGDA
RAEFANGEOS
LRRHOHXEWN
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Answer Key:
Trixie Belle Baby’s Word Find

PBOWSERECD
HOWLERIEIA
DOSMALPHAS
OMCHOPPERH
DEHBONESSE
GROWLERPHR
ESMASHERAS
ROPLOMXGDA
RAEFANGEOS
LRRHOHXEWN
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