Pets

Silly Doggy Book Review

Inside: Book review of Silly Doggy Hi Friends! I have a very sweet book to share with you today plus, as usual, some ideas to go along with it. Title: Silly Doggy! Author / Illustrator: Adam Stower Publisher: Orchard Books, 2011 Intended Audience: 3 – 8 years Opening Lines: One morning, Lily saw something wonderful in her garden. It was … Read more

Why I Love The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie

Inside: A review of The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie and my grand conversation lesson plan. Yesterday I read my class The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie by Chris Van Allsburg. When I decided to write this book review and started to do a little research, I was very surprised to see how many readers didn’t like it. And I mean REALLY didn’t like … Read more

Perfect Picture Book Review: Dogfish

Inside: Book review of Dogfish and fun book-related activities. I was given this delightful book as an end-of-year gift by one of my sweet students. I really enjoyed reading it and hopefully you do, too! Title: Dogfish Author: Gillian Shields Illustrator: Dan Taylor Publisher: Antheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008 Theme: Pets, Responsibility Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Opening Lines: Everyone has … Read more

Blucy! A Cat With Attitude Plus

I just had the pleasure of reviewing Julia Dweck’s new ebook Blucy (rhymes with Lucy), an adorable, bouncy rhyming book about an unusual cat with a secret. Title: Blucy: The Blue Cat Author: Julia Dweck Illustrator: Erika LeBarre Publisher: Xist Publishing, 2013 Theme: Cats, Pets Ages: 4 to 7 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Summary: Blucy, newly adopted from a cat shelter, … Read more

The Dog Who Found Christmas

Inside: A review of The Dog Who Found Christmas. A beautiful book for young kids. Introducing one of my all-time favourite Christmas stories for kids: The Dog Who Found Christmas! This is such a beautiful little book that I’ve read it to my class every year for what seems like forever. It’s definitely an oldie but goodie. Title: The Dog … Read more

A Small Brown Dog With a Wet Pink Nose

I am a HUGE dog lover, so when I found this book at the local library I had to grab it! TITLE: A Small Brown Dog With a Wet Pink Nose AUTHOR: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen ILLUSTRATOR: Linzie Hunter PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010 TOPIC/THEME: Dogs, Dog Adoption, Parent-Child (Fiction) BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Amelia is determined to have her own … Read more