On a wintry day, Dog sees a climbing opportunity on a leafless tree, with branches stepped perfectly like a ladder. He asks Pony for permission to climb, and quickly finds out that it’s harder than it looks. After a few unsuccessful attempts, Dog is gleeful on his new perch … but how does he get down? A cascading series of back-and-forth exchanges ensues, resulting in Dog and Pony BOTH getting stuck in the tree. How will they get down? Patience and cleverness help the pals execute a smooth exit from their predicament. This beginning reader includes a how-to guide for first time graphic novel readers, as well as simple text and sight words.

Dog and Pony get stuck in a tree in the funny second book in a Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series by award-winning author-illustrator Jeff Mack!

Dog wants to climb a tree. Pony helps, but then Dog is too scared to climb back down! So Pony goes up the tree, too. Now neither of them can get back down! Dog thinks they’ll have to live in the tree forever, but Pony knows they can find a way back to the ground…even as it starts to snow.