No room for Napoleon By Meserve, Adria.

Title: No room for Napoleon
Author: Meserve, Adria.
Illustration: Adria Meserve.
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux

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CIP Info When he arrives on an island paradise, Napoleon the dog orders its friendly inhabitants to help him construct a big house that gradually takes over all of the available space. Napoleon is a small dog with big ideas. When he spots an island through his telescope, Napoleon decides it will make the perfect home. He is welcomed by Crab, Bunny, and Bear, who are excited to have a new neighbor. They even insist on helping Napoleon build his dream house - a home that's tall and wide, with great ocean views. But Napoleon's demands push the limits of friendship as well as of the resources of the island. Is there anything Napoleon can do to make it up to them?

The illustrations are impressive. They show the beauty of the paradise in the beginning and at the end show how Napoleon had “fixed” it. Bossy Napoleon finds out that to keep friends you need to give more than you take. A good book for that bossy person in your life; it also is just an enjoyable read.