As a fan of children's books, dogs and William Wegman, I appreciate the concept of Wegman's "Cinderella" ("Ella's Dogged Life," by Suzanne Muchnic, April 4). I have already ordered a copy.
But to put his book in historical perspective: Among earlier children's books with photographs of a dressed-up dog is "Master St. Elmo: The Autobiography of a Celebrated Dog," by Caro Semour (Mrs. Smith) in 1904. Harry Whittier Frees did several children's books with dressed-up animals in elaborate settings between 1915 and 1937, among others "The Sandman: His Animal Stories," "The Little Folks of Animal Land" and "The Animal Mother Goose."
