Children's book with phrase "Millicent said nothing at all"

My 20-something nephew remembers a favorite children's book about a toddler/baby named Millicent who "said nothing at all" in a variety of humorous circumstances, but then said "Bow-wow" or something like that and scared away a burglar. We can't remember the title or author. If it was new when he was young it would date from the 1980s. Thank you for any help.

Still seeking title / author of this children's book. Have I stumped the list?

I did some poking around Novelist for this, but couldn't find anything. Tried Millie, Milicent, and Millicent, but no luck. Does he remember any other details that might help the more expert finders out there?

Thank you for trying. The phrase might be, "But Millicent did not say anything." It may be English. He remembers an illustration of the father in the story wearing wingtip shoes.

Is there any chance you're remembering the name of the character wrong? The phrase is pretty hard to search for.

The nephew has a sharp memory but it's possible. He says it was large format book. He adds that another character was a watch dog. Eventually the baby imitates the dog, “Millicent said Bow-Wow."

Could the dog be Carl and the baby Madeleine? Good Dog Carl

There's hardly any text in the Carl books. I don't recall that incident in it.

The plot does not fit your description; but I came across this title: Mortimer Says Nothing
by Joan Aiken

Perhaps Nothing at All? I haven't read it, I just tried to google those terms and that was the closest I could find. But it's about a scarecrow not a baby.

Came across this while browsing someone's catalog. Mentioning in case!

Millicent Maybe by Ellen Weiss
30 p. Indecisive Millicent, who has trouble making up her mind, discovers what she thinks is a permanent solution--only to experience real chaos.

Hope! I have hope now!

My entire life, my mom and grandparents would say “but Millicent didn’t say anything.” Apparently, this was my moms favorite book as a child. I have searched high and low and this is the first time I’ve ever came across anyone who has ever even heard of it! Let’s keeping looking! I REALLY want to find this book for her!

>12 Courtney_Neal_Bryant: When and where was your mom a child? That might help narrow the options a bit. :)

>12 Courtney_Neal_Bryant: On another site back in 2016 someone suggested Wilmer the Watchdog http://w1.loganberrybooks.com/stumpthebookseller/?p=2835

But I can't find anything about Millicent. A few sites mention that the dog doesn't bark.

Mississippi. She was born in the late 1960s. :)

I think it might actually be Wilmer the Watchdog. This Etsy listing (the shop is on break but click "Preview Item Details" to see more) has a few pages in the images, and they include the lines "Millicent did not say anything" and "Millicent said Bow-Wow".

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1054451475/wilmer-the-watchdog-by-lael-littke-1970s

ETA the link to the listing :)

I think this is it!!! I read parts of it to my grandparents and they agree! I have a copy ordered- I cannot wait for it to come in!!! Thank You!!!

Yay! You're welcome. Nice detective work, curioussquared!

>14 vorkosigan: I wouldn't have found it without you posting the title! Teamwork :)

Wilmer the watchdog by Lael Littke for the link. Good to see it is solved. I thought of your post while browsing Scholastic books and came across a Millicent book, Millicent the monster http://bookscans.com/Publishers/scholastic/images/ScholasticTJ3221.jpg (in case anyone else is searching for a Millicent book).