**Mr. Mugs was an Old English Sheepdog who lived with two children, Pat and Cathy.** These readers were used in Canadian elementary schools in the 1970s and early 1980s to teach reading. There were 3 different series (with seven levels within each series) of "**Mr. Mugs**" books:"**Ginn Integrated Language Program**"; "Light and Life Reading Series"; and "**Sharing Points in Language Arts**". While **two titles were published in hardcover**, **the res**t of the "Mr. Mugs" titles were **published in softcover**.