Inside front and inside back covers are blank, as is the page after the dedication.
- Script
- Maurice Sendak (credited); Matthew Margolis (credited)
- Pencils
- Maurice Sendak (credited)
- Inks
- Maurice Sendak (credited)
- Colors
- Maurice Sendak (credited)
- Letters
- Maurice Sendak (credited); typeset
- Genre
- animal; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- The boy; the girl; the pup; Mister
- Synopsis
- An anthropomorphic dog brings a puppy to a boy and girl. He then teaches them to be patient and kind to the pup.
The story begins in the front matter and runs in a single panel format through the title page, colophon and dedication pages. After a blank page, the layout switches to a multi-panel format.