Written by a ten-time Emmy Award winner and former head writer for Sesame Street, here's a story that will resonate with every dog-loving child out there. Harry wants wants wants a dog, and, instead of getting one, his parents try to placate him with a pet that's decidedly less interesting—a lizard. So Harry takes matters into his own hands and places his X-35 Infra-Rocket Imagination Helmet on his head, and soon something—with paws! a tail! a wet nose!—pops into the world. Sure, nobody else can see the dog named Waffle, but that doesn't matter to Harry. But what happens when a real dog comes into his life? Catrow's signature loose drawings and Berger's humorous text bring the bond between a boy and his dog exuberantly to life. From the Hardcover edition.

セサミストリートの名脚本家ルー・バーガーが描くのは、単なる「犬を飼いたい少年」の物語ではありません。本作の真髄は、思い通りにならない現実に抗うために発動される、子どもの想像力の爆発的な生命力にあります。ヘルメットを被ることで無から有を生み出すハリーの姿は、大人が忘れてしまった「信じる力」がいかに世界を豊かに彩るかを、鮮烈なユーモアと共に突きつけてきます。 物語の白眉は、想像上の親友ワッフルと現実の犬が邂逅する瞬間に宿る、心の成熟のプロセスです。理想と現実が交差し、溶け合っていく過程は、読者に目に見えない絆の尊さを再発見させてくれます。孤独を創造性に変える魔法のような本作は、犬を愛するすべての人、そしてかつて夢を信じていた大人の魂をも激しく揺さぶる至高の一冊です。