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Jake the Philharmonic Dog.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
KAREN LeFRAK, ILLUS. BY MARCIN BARNASKI. Walker, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 0-8027-9552-8
Like other stories of its ilk (Tess Weaver's Opera Cat; James the Dancing Dog by Linda Maybarduk), this tale features an animal with a preternatural appreciation for a lively art who is fortuitously awarded a place in the spotlight. For Jake, a wide-eyed, black-and-white pooch, this means being anointed "principal stagepaw." LeFrak, a member of the New York Philharmonic board of directors, will donate her share of the book's proceeds to benefit the orchestra. Unfortunately, the book is more well-intentioned than well-executed. The author makes good use of Jake as a reader surrogate when …
