Annotation:
Father fails to kiss Mother one morning, and the result is a series of quarrels which last until--who else?--the family dog sets things right.

Charlotte Zolotow has contributed to the world of children's literature not only as an author but also as an editor and anthologist. THE PARK BOOK, her first, was published in 1944 while she was working as an assistant to the renowned children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom at Harper & Row. Three of her works, MY GRANDSON LEW, THE STORM BOOK, and MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT were named Caldecott Honor Books. In 1962, MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT was also named a Newbery Honor Book. In 1976 Zolotow became the editorial director of Harper Junior Books; in 1981 she was named vice president of Harper and Row. She eventually resigned this position to become an editorial consultant at Harper Junior Books and the editorial director of her own imprint--Charlotte Zolotow Books. Her daughter, Ellen, has also written children's books using the name Crescent Dragonwagon.